School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private nonprofit college in Chicago, IL. Its average net price is $53,331 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$53,571
$30,001 to $48,000$45,693
$48,001 to $75,000$49,871
$75,001 to $110,000$52,533
$110,001 and up$63,581
$58,220Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$58,220Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$53,331Average Net Price
$17,180Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,380Books and Supplies
$5,760Other Expenses
23.5%Students on Pell Grants
38.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

77.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$36,428
8 years after entry$42,402
10 years after entry$47,612
67.9%Graduation Rate
83.8%Retention Rate
$26,567Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Chicago, ILLocation
Large citySetting
2,805Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Interior Architecture$49,118 National median for this major n=692Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Studio Art$28,510 n=518$27,000 n=459
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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