School of the Art Institute of Chicago Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

81%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$65

Undergraduate

$45

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in School of the Art Institute of Chicago during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	5,835	1,342	4,493
Admitted students	4,725	995	3,730
Enrolled students	669	135	534
Acceptance rate	81%	74%	83%
Yield rate	14%	14%	14%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, School of the Art Institute of Chicago received a total of 5,835 applications. These applications included 1,342 male applicants and 4,493 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 5,835 applicants, School of the Art Institute of Chicago admitted 4,725 students. Among the admitted students, there were 995 males and 3,730 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 669 students chose to enroll at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. This means that 669 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 135 were male and 534 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, School of the Art Institute of Chicago had an overall acceptance rate of 81% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 74% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 83%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. School of the Art Institute of Chicago had an overall yield rate of 14% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 14%, and for female admitted students, it was 14%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for School of the Art Institute of Chicago over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	4,210	1,067	3,143	2,799	605	2,194	66%	57%	70%	574	146	428	20%	24%	20%
2016	5,244	1,318	3,926	3,111	655	2,456	59%	50%	63%	634	136	480	20%	21%	20%
2017	5,686	1,405	4,281	3,470	735	2,735	61%	52%	64%	651	135	516	19%	18%	19%
2018	5,993	1,434	4,559	3,509	781	2,728	59%	54%	60%	631	156	475	18%	20%	17%
2019	6,410	1,497	4,913	3,656	774	2,882	57%	52%	59%	619	145	474	17%	19%	16%
2020	6,530	1,573	4,957	5,079	1,132	3,947	78%	72%	80%	454	118	336	9%	10%	8%
2021	5,835	1,342	4,493	4,725	995	3,730	81%	74%	83%	669	135	534	14%	14%	14%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

School of the Art Institute of Chicago uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school record
Recommendation letters
Formal demonstration of competencies
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school rank
Completion of college-preparatory program
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Credit for life experiences

Not Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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Acceptance Rate

Application Fees

$65

$45

Applicants Stats

Total Applicants

Admitted Students

Enrolled Students

Acceptance Rate

Yield Rate

Admission and Enrollment Trends

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Neither required nor recommended

Accepted Credits

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