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Pratt Institute-Main

Brooklyn, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Pratt Institute-Main is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Brooklyn, New York. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 5,356 students in fall 2024, including 3,967 undergraduates and 1,389 graduate students.

Pratt Institute-Main offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology, and Interior Design. It awarded 1,741 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

5,356
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
1,741
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 39

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 16
Communication and Journalism 2
Architecture 4
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Communications Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Education 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Library Science 4
English Language and Literature 1
Health Professions 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
88%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
944
Associate degrees
34
Master's degrees
659
Postbaccalaureate certificates
104

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,356
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,967
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,389
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,109
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,612
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,497
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
74%
Men
26%
White
30%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
14%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
30%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
34%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Other
President
Frances Bronet
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

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