by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is fine arts.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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When it comes to admittance, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 79%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at School of the Art Institute of Chicago it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at School of the Art Institute of Chicago is 21%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago has a freshmen retention rate of 79%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At School of the Art Institute of Chicago the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 49%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,487 undergraduates at School of the Art Institute of Chicago with 2,141 being full-time and 346 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $41,516 | $42,134 | $44,256 | $48,480 | $53,362 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of School of the Art Institute of Chicago, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At School of the Art Institute of Chicago, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $10,796 a year. That adds up to $43,184 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for School of the Art Institute of Chicago are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 36 S Wabash, Chicago, IL 60603 |
| Phone: | 312-629-6118 |
| Website: | www.saic.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 735 | $23,984 |
| Writing Studies | 31 | NA |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 25 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 23 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 21 | NA |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 18 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 13 | NA |
| Arts & Media Management | 13 | NA |
| Journalism | 3 | NA |
| Interior Architecture | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,102 students took at least one online class at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. This is a decrease from the 3,029 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,102 | 127 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,029 | 513 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,895 | 884 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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