Applying to School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of the Art Institute of Chicago's acceptance rate is 76.42% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 6,633 students applied and 5,069 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

To apply to School of the Art Institute of Chicago, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of School of the Art Institute of Chicago is 76.42% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 13.34%. 1,423 men and 5,210 women applied to School of the Art Institute of Chicago and 1,010 men and 4,059 women students were accepted.

Among them, 162 men and 514 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	6,633	1,423	5,210	0	0
Admitted	5,069	1,010	4,059	0	0
Enrolled	676	162	514	0	0
Acceptance Rate	76.42%	70.98%	77.91%	-	-
Yield	13.34%	16.04%	12.66%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 676 first-year students enrolled in School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The proportion of full-time students is 99.85% and part-time students is 0.15%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 23.96% and women students is 76.04%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
	Total	Men	Women
Total	676	162	514
Full-time	675	162	513
Part-time	1	0	1

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Not Considered
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Not Considered
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $65 for undergraduate schools and $45 for graduate schools of School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The next table provides general admission information for applying to School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Admission Information for Applying to School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$65
Graduate Application Fees	$45
Admission Information	www.saic.edu/admissions/ug_admiss
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master

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