Graduation
Every May SAIC's faculty, staff, and alumni come together to celebrate the commencement of the current year's graduating class. This is a momentous occasion where school pride runs high and the community is able to embrace and welcome SAIC's new alumni. For more information about graduation visit the Commencement website.
Graduation Rate
The Student Right-to-Know Act mandates that all institutions disclose their graduation rate, the percentage of first-time freshman who graduate within six years of starting their studies. The current rate for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is 60%. This information does not include transfer, exchange, or special certificate students for whom the graduation rate is much higher.
| Graduation Rate | 63% |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Males | 54% |
| Female | 65% |
| Ethnicity | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 67% |
| Asian | 73% |
| Black or African American | 40% |
| Hispanic | 46% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | * |
| White | 62% |
| Two or more races | 20% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 25% |
| Nonresident alien | 83% |
| Financial Aid | |
| Pell Grant Recipients | 60% |
| Federal Family Education Stafford Loan Recipients | 60% |
| Students who did not receive a Pell Grant or Loan | 67% |
* The institution enrolled too few of such students to so disclose this information with confidentiality.
