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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 3,394 students in fall 2024, including 2,805 undergraduates and 589 graduate students.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 13 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Fine/Studio Arts, Creative Writing, and Art History, Criticism and Conservation. It awarded 902 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

3,394
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
902
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
13
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 13

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 6
English Language and Literature 1
Health Professions 1
Education 1
Architecture 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
639
Master's degrees
249
Postbaccalaureate certificates
14

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,394
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,805
Graduate students, fall 2024
589
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,549
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,913
Graduate students, 2024-25
636
Full-time, 2024-25
92%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
75%
Men
25%
White
35%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
29%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
30%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President
Jiseon Lee Isbara
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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