School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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How strong are the academics at School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

10:1
Student to faculty ratio

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

School Art Institute Chicago has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at School of the Art Institute of Chicago:

82%
First-year retention rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are School of the Art Institute of Chicago's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Fine/Studio Arts, General
Creative Writing
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Interior Architecture
-115.8
23.16
162.12
301.08
440.04
579

The Full List

Major Graduates
Architecture And Related Services
  • Interior Architecture 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 13
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 579
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General 6
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2

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