SAIC Rankings & Accolades
Among the Top Fine Arts Schools in the US
Five graduate disciplines ranked in the U.S. News & World Report top 10:
#2 in Painting
#3 in Photography
#4 in Sculpture
#5 in Time-Based Media/New Media
#6 in Printmaking
Ranked #2 Graduate Fine Arts Program in the US
by U.S. News & World Report
“The most influential art school in the United States”
—Columbia University’s Art Critics National Arts Journalism Survey
Faith Decker
One of the Best Art Colleges in the World
The School is ranked the #9 Art and Design Program in the World by QS World University Rankings.
Top Producer of Fulbright Grant Recipients
SAIC is the top producer of Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant recipients among all art and design schools over the past five years.
Outstanding Graphic Design School
Ranked a top graphic design school by Graphic Design USA, the School offers a BFA in Studio and MFA in Studio through our Visual Communication Design program.
More Rankings & Recognition
Ranked in the top 20 animation schools in the US by Animation Career Review.
The Art Institute of Chicago is the only museum in the world to be top-ranked by TripAdvisor four years in a row.
SAIC’s student-run newspaper, F Newsmagazine, received the Illinois College Press Association Sweepstakes Award for the most awards won at the 2024 conference.