School of the Art Institute of Chicago Teaching Programs

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/saic.events
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/saic_news

How Do I Get Into School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

You can apply to School of the Art Institute of Chicago online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	neither required nor recommended
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, School of the Art Institute of Chicago may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to School of the Art Institute of Chicago submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 488 and 600.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 25.

Can I Afford School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

The overall average net price of School of the Art Institute of Chicago is $55,734. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At School of the Art Institute of Chicago, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $9,177 a year. That adds up to $36,708 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at School of the Art Institute of Chicago is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,487 undergraduate students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, with 2,141 being full-time and 346 being part-time.

There are also 645 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,141 full-time undergraduates at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of School of the Art Institute of Chicago students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	209
Black or African American	101
Hispanic or Latino	217
White	758
International Students	675
Other Races/Ethnicities	181

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

In 2019-2020, 2,895 students took at least one online class at the school.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	TOTAL
Art Education	0
TOTAL	0

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Dazani355 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.