School of the Art Institute of Chicago

37 S Wabash, Chicago, IL 60603

http://www.artic.edu/saic

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At The Art Institutes schools, you can get the creative degree to turn your passion and inspiration into a career. We offer master's, bachelor's, and associate's degrees, as well as diplomas and certificate programs specializing in the creative arts. We also offer a variety of evening and weekend learning options, so there’s an education solution to fit your schedule. Our students receive a practical, focused education that prepares them to begin their careers with the real-world skills employers need.

SCHOOL LOCATIONS
When you're not working hard on your projects, you'll want to explore the city you call home. The Art Institutes schools are located across North America, in major urban areas.

PROGRAMS
We offer a wide range of creative programs to fit your passion, including:

* Advertising
* Culinary Arts
* Culinary Management
* Digital Design
* Digital Filmmaking
* Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
* Digital Media Production
* Fashion Design
* Fashion Marketing
* Fashion Marketing & Management
* Game Art & Design
* Graphic Design
* Industrial Design
* Interior Design
* Media Arts & Animation
* Photography
* Video Production
* Visual Communications
* Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
* Web Design
* Web Design & Interactive Media

Programs, credential levels, and scheduling options vary by school.

OUR FACULTY
Many of our faculty members are experienced professionals who continue to work outside of the classroom, sharing their work knowledge with their classes and giving them the inside track on current industry trends and techniques. Our faculty also know first-hand what today’s employers need, giving their students the practical, hands-on education they need to help them achieve their goals.

CAREER SERVICES
Career services are offered to all students. From part-time and freelance job assistance to professional development and interviewing skills, our Career Services staff can help you build your creative future.

FINANCIAL AID
You have lots of questions about financing your education. Our Student Financial Services staff will help you:

-Apply for grants, loans, and work study, available to those who qualify
-Complete your financial forms
-Prepare a financial plan to help you responsibly manage your school expenses

Financial Aid is available to those who qualify.

Program offerings and credential levels vary by school.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's premiere fine arts colleges, located in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, The Art Institute of Chicago, but is not related to, nor should be confused with, the chain of schools known as The Art Institutes. SAIC is a professional college for the visual and related arts, accredited since 1936 by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design since 1944 (charter member), and by the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) since its founding in 1991. It is currently seeking accreditation from the National Architectural Accrediting Board as well.

Its downtown Chicago campus consists of six buildings located in the immediate vicinity of the Art Institute of Chicago's building. SAIC is in an equal partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago and share many administrative resources such as design, construction, and human resources. The president of the school is Wellington “Duke” Reiter.

History

In 1866, a group of 35 artists founded the Chicago Academy of Design in a studio on Dearborn Street, with the intent to run a free school with its own art gallery. The organization was modeled after European art academies, such as the Royal Academy, with Academians and Associate Academians. The Academy's charter was granted in March 1867.

Classes started in 1868, meeting every day at a cost of $10 per month. The Academy's success enabled it to build a new home for the school, a five story stone building on 66 West Adams Street, which opened on November 22, 1870.

When the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the building in 1871 the Academy was thrown into debt. Attempts to continue despite of the loss, using rented facilities, failed. By 1878, the Academy was $10,000 in debt. Members tried to rescue the ailing institution by making deals with local businessmen, before some finally abandoned it in 1879 to found a new organization, named the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. When the Chicago Academy of Design went bankrupt the same year, the new Chicago Academy of Fine Arts bought its assets at auction.

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Location:
Midwest: Setting:
Large City Setting: Type:
Private: Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
2,159: On Campus Housing:
Available: Full Time Students:
99%: Athletic Programs:
Unavailable

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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 27,150: Students Receiving Aid:
75%

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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 65: Selectivity:
Selective

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Degree Programs at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Bachelor's Level Programs

Arts & Humanities
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  - Interior Architecture
    
    A program that prepares individuals to apply architectural principles in the design of structural interiors for living, recreational, and business purposes and to function as professional interior architects. Includes instruction in architecture, structural systems design, heating and cooling systems, occupational and safety standards, interior design, specific end-use applications, and professional responsibilities and standards.
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  - Visual and Performing Arts
    
    A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines.
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  - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
    
    Students of Art History study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon. Art History programs include the analysis of works of art, and art conservation, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.
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  - Fine/Studio Arts
    
    A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.
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Education
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  - Art Teacher Education
    
    Art Teach Education programs prepare individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.
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Master's Level Programs

Arts & Humanities
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  - Creative Writing
    
    A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts.
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  - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
    
    Students of Art History study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon. Art History programs include the analysis of works of art, and art conservation, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.
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  - Arts Management
    
    Arts Management is a four year program teaching individuals to manage art organizations. Arts Management students study business and financial management; marketing and fundraising; personnel management and labor relations; event promotion and management; public relations and arts advocacy; arts law; and applications to specific arts activities such as galleries, museums, studios, foundations, and community organizations.
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  - Fine/Studio Arts
    
    A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.
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Education
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  - Art Teacher Education
    
    Art Teach Education programs prepare individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.
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Health & Medical Services
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  - Art Therapy/Therapist
    
    Art Therapy uses a variety of art forms to assess, treat, and rehabilitate individuals with mental, emotional, developmental, or physical disorders. Students of Art Therapy receive instruction in art, history and theory of art therapy, art therapeutic techniques, psychopathology, patient assessment and diagnosis, cultural diversity issues, legal and ethical practice issues, and professional standards and regulations.
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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- General Historic Preservation and Conservation
  
  A program that focuses on the architectural design principles and building techniques used in historic structures and environments, and the process of saving and restoring old buildings and districts for contemporary use and enjoyment. Includes instruction in architectural history; building conservation techniques; real estate, land-use and tax laws and codes; economics and public policy; and public relations.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time

Full-Time 99%

Part-Time 1%

Men vs. Women

Men 66%

Women 34%

Race/Ethnicity

Caucasian 72%

Asian 10%

Other 8%

Hispanic 7%

African-American 3%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State

Out-of-State 86%

In-State 14%

Top States for Incoming Freshman

Illinois 14%

California 8%

New York 5%

Texas 5%

Michigan 4%

Percent of Students International:	15%

Percent of Students International:

15%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available:	Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus:	28%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus:	No


Tuition & Fees (undergraduate)	Expenses
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 27,150
Financial Aid	Avg. Amount Received	% of Students Receiving Aid
Federal Grants:	$ 3,859	22%
State and Local Grants:	$ 3,639	11%
Institutional Grants:	$ 9,048	67%
Student Loans:	$ 7,453	54%
Any Aid:		75%

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate:	84% (Selective)
Test Scores
SAT Scores:
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores:	48%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Verbal: 520, Math: 500
Top 75th Percentile:	Verbal: 630, Math: 590
ACT Scores:
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores:	38%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Composite: 20, Verbal: 21, Math: 18
Top 75th Percentile:	Composite: 25, Verbal: 26, Math: 24

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee:	$ 65.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies:	Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent:	Not Required
High School GPA:	Not Required
High School Rank:	Not Required
High School Record:	Required
Recommendations:	Required
TOEFL:	Required
Test Scores:	Required

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Mardee

Question: Is anyone familiar w/ School of The Art Institute of Chicago's interior architecture program? How is it?

How are the classes? How is the faculty? How are the facilities? Technology available?

36 months ago

Roari...

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The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the best art schools in the world. Their architecture program has a good reputation, but I'm not intimately familiar with it. I hope someone else can answer those specific questions. It's in an urban area of Chicago, and its facilities are good. Most are in high-rise buildings, which is kind of cool. The faculty is excellent, as you'd expect of a school of this calibre.

gridiron50

Question: What can you tell me about the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (both positive and negative)?

I am a prospective art student.

36 months ago

mo k

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Positive: It's in a great city and you will fall in love with it if New York is not your thing. Many resources and things to do. School owns the Art Institute of Chicago that you can get into free all the time. This helps to motivate you if you're stuck. Many critiques that help you speak about your work and others (If you can't handle constructive critcism, you won't improve). It's a small school (3,000 students and 3 buildings) so you really get to know people without forgetting their faces. The lectures at the School are wonderful..many well known artists have came to speak like the recent..Elizabeth Peyton. You will eventually learn to think conceptually..which is the big thing at the School. There's no such thing as majors therefore you can take WHATEVER class you want. For ex. Fashion, Architecture, Painting..etc but don't get to crazy away with it. The fashion program is fantastic..esp when you see the end of the year Fashion show visited by guests like Donna Karan and Nicole Miller. Other dept like painting, sculpture, photography are number 1 in the country. Co-op is very very good. Students are very diverse so you will find tons of different styles of art. Winter/Summer study trips they have here are tons of fun (about 3 weeks). You see great work at the end of the year BFA show. Many graduates have gone off to Yale for their MFA. Negative: Really expensive; without aid you are expecting to pay 30,000-35,000. Weather is terribly cold in the winter and is always windy. You have to be highly motivated or the students will eat you up and make you lazy. They don't really teach you tradional art if that is what you're pursuing. The School is really conceptual and contemporary-based. School can be unorganized that's why you have to really take care of yourself and not follow the lazy-dazy road. There is no meal plans, you cook for yourself. There is this laptop program that you have to participate in where you have to spend over 2,000 on this apple laptop. The School gives you tons of expensive computer art programs but they take it off your laptop after you graduate. Not much of clubs or sports here. But it's a city..you'll find lots to do.

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aiesha1234

Question: How can i start getting prepared for "The school of Art Institute Of Chicago"?

I want to get into "The School Of Art Institute Of Chicago" but im only begining highschool so how do i get ready?

37 months ago

cotte...

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I would suggest you do more than request paperwork from the Institute. Contact them personally and speak to an admissions representative and ask them this question. They will be impressed with your foresight and you will get on their mailing list early. Materials will be valuable, but personal advice will be even more so from those who know exactly what you need in order to be admitted to their school and do well.

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Laura

Question: Which graduate film school is better?

City College of New York in CUNY or School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

42 months ago

Roari...

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Between those two, no doubt: The Art Institute of Chicago. CUNY and the Art Institute aren't even in the same league. Chicago is better. WAY BETTER. Better reputation as an art school, better rep in film, everything. And in your master's, the reputation of the school is unbelievably important. It will help you get your first job out of school. So, Chicago! Are you still looking at schools? If so, then please consider UCLA, University of Southern California, New York University and, if you're willing to go to Canada, the Vancouver Film School. Those are truly the top film programs in N. America.

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