4-year school · Private nonprofit

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois · Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN metro area. 305 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

305
International graduates, 2024–25
of 902 graduates, all majors
78%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$80,950
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $56,420, before aid
29%
International students
987 students

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Majors with international graduates

9 majors, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Fine and Studio ArtsCIP 50.07bachelor's, master's · 802 graduates278802bachelor's, master's
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesCIP 23.13bachelor's, master's · 29 graduates529bachelor's, master's
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsCIP 51.23master's · 17 graduates517master's
Design and Applied ArtsCIP 50.04master's · 5 graduates55master's
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementCIP 50.10master's · 12 graduates412master's
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCIP 04.09master's · 9 graduates39master's
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralCIP 50.01bachelor's, master's · 11 graduates111bachelor's, master's
Historic Preservation and ConservationCIP 30.12certificate · 2 graduates02certificate

Admissions

Acceptance rate78%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentilen/a
SAT math, 25th–75th percentilen/a
ACT, 25th–75th percentilen/a
Test scoresNot considered
First-year retention84%
Graduation rate, 6 years67%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$56,420
Housing and food, on campus$16,550
Books and other costs$7,980
Total a year$80,950
Four years$323,800

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology