School of the Art Institute of Chicago VERIFIED · federal data

Chicago, Illinois (Midwest) · 3,500 undergrads · ~26 avg class size · 12:1 student-faculty · $56,420/yr sticker

private Tier 4

Art school in downtown Chicago, attached to The Art Institute museum. Open-curriculum across visual disciplines.

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Acceptance rate

77.5%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Action73.0%

Regular Decision69.0%

GPA range

3.3–3.85

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1100–1310

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

21–28

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$40K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 7.5 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 10 sources

$26K

Entry

$40K

10-year

$37K

Mid-career

Median graduate earnings · 7.5 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $-297K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).

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Where this leads

Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.

Chicago advertising & design: Leo Burnett, Publicis, Wintrust creative roles onsite.
Art/nonprofit sector: Museum curatorships, Arts of Chicago, smaller gallery director paths.
Tech UX/design: Motorola, Discover, Sprout Social Chicago offices, mid-tier startup scene.
Architecture firms: Skidmore Owings Merrill, Perkins Eastman, strong but not equal to RITs.
Fashion/product design: Limited pipeline; mostly requires New York or Los Angeles relocation.

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