School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private Nonprofit

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76.4%

Acceptance Rate

N/A

Median SAT

$40,151

Median Earnings

6,633

Applicants

Acceptance Rate Trend

Up 17.9 percentage points since 2018

Applications & Admissions

Yield Rate Trend

Percentage of admitted students who enroll

Most Popular Majors (2023)

Degrees awarded in latest year

Major Popularity Over Time

How top majors have grown or declined

Earnings by Major

This school vs. national range (2yr after graduation)

Fine and Studio Arts $22,192

$8,462 $50,105

Visual and Performing Arts, Ge... N/A

$8,462 $50,105

Rhetoric and Composition/Writi... N/A

$8,462 $50,105

Interior Architecture N/A

$8,462 $50,105

This school National avg

Historical Admissions Data

Each row shows the admissions cycle for that academic year. Applicants is the total number of students who applied for freshman admission. Admitted shows how many received acceptance letters. Rate is the acceptance rate (admitted ÷ applicants) — lower percentages indicate more selective schools. Yield measures the percentage of admitted students who actually enrolled — a high yield (above 50%) suggests the school is a top choice for admitted students, while lower yields indicate students often choose other options. SAT shows the 25th-75th percentile range, meaning the middle 50% of enrolled students scored within this range. Data is sourced from IPEDS, the federal database where all US colleges report annually.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Rate	Yield	SAT
2023	6,633	5,069	76.4%	13.3%	N/A
2022	6,075	4,797	79.0%	13.6%	N/A
2021	5,835	4,725	81.0%	14.2%	N/A
2020	6,530	5,079	77.8%	8.9%	1048-1260
2019	6,410	3,656	57.0%	16.9%	1120-1360
2018	5,993	3,509	58.6%	18.0%	1120-1340
2017	5,686	3,970	69.8%	16.4%	1110-1340
2016	5,244	3,111	59.3%	20.4%	1020-1240
2015	4,210	2,799	66.5%	20.5%	1030-1300