School of the Art Institute of Chicago Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
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2,805 students
Larger than 65% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 23.5%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassArts, music & design school
- CalendarSemester
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the largest reported group is White (34.6%), followed by Non-resident (27.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0% | 0% |
| Asian | 10.2% | 7.5% |
| Black | 5.7% | 14.3% |
| Hispanic | 13.2% | 8.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 34.6% | 61.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% | 3.4% |
| Non-resident | 27.9% | 3.4% |
| Unknown | 3.5% | 0.7% |
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- 77.5%School of the Art Institute of Chicago admitted 4,725 of 5,835 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 14.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 664 of 4,725.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $53,331average net price after grants for aided students, against $58,220 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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