Quick facts: Enrollment

See the numbers below to learn about the diversity among the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's (SAIC) student body.

Fall 2022

Total Enrollment: 3,571
UGRD: 2,821
GRAD: 715
Female: 75%
Male: 25%

Full-Time Pell Grant Recipients: 461
INT students: 31%
Countries represented: 77

African American: 4.5%
American Indian: 0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander: 9.6%
Hispanic: 11.1%
Multiethnic: 3.5%
Not Specified: 4.7%
White: 35.6%

Midwest (not including Chicago): 18.9%
West: 14.5%
Northeast: 12.2%
South: 12.9%
Chicago 7.8%

For more than 155 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential artists, designers, and scholars. Located in downtown Chicago with a fine arts graduate program ranked number two in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, SAIC provides an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class resources, including the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries, and state-of-the-art facilities. SAIC’s undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students have the freedom to take risks and create the bold ideas that transform Chicago and the world, and adults, teens, and kids in our Continuing Studies classes have the opportunity to explore their creative sides, build portfolios, and advance their skills. Notable alumni and faculty include Georgia O’Keeffe, Nick Cave, David Sedaris, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Cynthia Rowley, Michelle Grabner, Richard Hunt, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Jeff Koons.

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