The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) educates artists, designers, and scholars, offering nationally accredited undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to more than 3,100 students from around the globe.

Additional information about the School of the Art Institute of Chicago can also be found online at College Navigator.

Accreditation

Accreditation and Memberships

Admissions and Academic Information

• Faculty
• Graduation, Retention, and Transfer-Out Rates
• Student Body Diversity

Undergraduate

• Admissions
• Community College Articulation Agreements
• Programs
• Transfer Credit
• Transfer Pathways

Graduate

• Admissions
• Programs
• Transfer Credit

Post-Baccalaureate and Certificate

• Admissions and Programs

Cost and Financial Assistance

• Code of Conduct for Education Loans
• Cost of Attendance
• Criteria for Continued Student Eligibility
• Criteria for Adjusting Aid Amount
• Criteria for Selecting Recipients and Determining Award Amount
• Eligibility Requirements
• Federal Loan Entrance and Exit Counseling Requirement and Information
• Federal Work-Study Conditions and Terms
• Financial Aid Advances to Obtain/Purchase Books and Supplies for Federal Pell or Other Eligible Students
• Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress Policy
• General Financial Assistance Information
• Loan Repayment Sample Schedule and Necessity for Repayment
• Method and Frequency of Disbursements
• Net Price Calculator
• Procedure and Forms
• Refund Policy
• Return of Aid
• Study Abroad 
• Terms of Federal Loans

SAIC does not participate in preferred lender arrangements.

Policies and Resources 

• 2021-2022 SAIC Bulletin
• Accommodations for People with Disabilities
• Acceptable Use for Network and Computing Resources
• Affiliate Entities
• Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
• Career and Professional Experience
• Copyright Infringement
• Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendment
• Facilities
• Grades
• Immunization Policy
• Intellectual Property Policy [PDF]
• Non-Discrimination Statement
• Requirements for Withdrawal
• VAWA Policy
• Student Activities
• Student Handbook
• Student Records Policies/Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Textbook Information
• Title IX Coordinator
• Voter Registration and Constitution Day

Post-Graduation Activities

SAIC Undergraduate Alumni, graduating class of 2020

Outcomes represent 386 out of 575 alumni who completed their bachelor’s degrees one year after graduation, a 67.1% knowledge rate.

68.7% are employed
6.4% are continuing their education
75.1% career outcomes

SAIC Graduate Alumni, graduating class of 2020

Outcomes represent 201 out of 282 alumni who completed their bachelor’s degrees one year after graduation, a 71.3% knowledge rate.

63.7% are employed
2.0% are continuing their education
65.7% career outcomes

Art Therapy Credentials Board Examination

Pass rates for the last four years for SAIC graduates who have taken the exam for the purpose of board certification with the Art Therapy Credentials Board.

2016  9 Pass  0 Fail  100% Pass Rate
2015  2 Pass  0 Fail  100% Pass Rate
2014  9 Pass  0 Fail  100% Pass Rate
2013  1 Pass  0 Fail  100% Pass Rate

Art Education Assessment Pass Rates

Teacher Preparation Program Report: 2021 Title II Report Card

Types of Graduate and Professional Education in Which the Institution’s Graduates Enroll

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Student Complaint Procedure 

Students may file a complaint  by following the complaint procedures outlined in the student handbook.

Online students residing in a SARA state* should attempt to resolve grievances through SAIC's institutional process for filing a complaint. If a student is not satisfied with the outcome of SAIC's process, the complaint (except for those involving grades or student conduct violations) may be brought to the Illinois Board of Higher Education. For more information regarding the complaint process for students residing in SARA states, please visit the SARA website.

Students may also file a complaint with SAIC's accrediting agency, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) by following the HLC complaint procedure. 

*SAIC is an institutional participant in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). SARA is a voluntary agreement among member states and U.S. territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of distance-education courses and programs. SARA membership includes all states (and the District of Columbia), except California. Click here to learn more about SARA.

Filing a Complaint with an Accrediting Agency and Relevant State Agencies

Federal Program Integrity rules issued by the U.S. Department of Education require institutions to provide to students or prospective students contact information needed to file a complaint and with relevant state agencies.
For a link to state agency information for all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico, please click on the following link: State-by-State-Complaint

Illinois Board of Higher Education
431 E. Adams, 2nd floor 
Springfield, IL 62701-1404 
info@ibhe.org
Institutional Complaint Hotline: 217.557.7359
Institutional Online Complaint Link: https://complaints.ibhe.org/

Illinois Attorney General 
Consumer Fraud Bureau 
500 S. Second St. 
Springfield, IL 62706 
illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/about/email_consumers.jsp 
www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/conscomp.pdf  [PDF]
Consumer Fraud Hotline: 800.243.0618

Higher Learning Commission
North Central Association
230 S. LaSalle St., suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1413

National Association of Schools of Art and Design
11250 Roger Bacon Dr., suite 21
Reston, VA  20190-5248

For students receiving GI Bill Benefits:
benefits.va.gov/gibill/feedback.asp