Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Pratt Institute-Main grads earn $14.1K more ten years out than School of the Art Institute of Chicago's ($54,295 vs. $40,151)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Pratt Institute-Main graduates 5 pts more of its students than School of the Art Institute of Chicago (74% vs. 69%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
School of the Art Institute of Chicago$40.2K
Pratt Institute-Main$54.3K
Graduation rate
School of the Art Institute of Chicago69%
Pratt Institute-Main74%
Retention rate
School of the Art Institute of Chicago84%
Pratt Institute-Main88%

Borrowing

Median debt
School of the Art Institute of Chicago$27K
Pratt Institute-Main$26K
Undergrads with a federal loan
School of the Art Institute of Chicago37%
Pratt Institute-Main35%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
School of the Art Institute of Chicago$22.8K
Pratt Institute-Main$23.6K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
School of the Art Institute of Chicago51%
Pratt Institute-Main67%
Credential within 8 years, all students
School of the Art Institute of Chicago70%
Pratt Institute-Main76%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
School of the Art Institute of Chicago24%
Pratt Institute-Main4%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
School of the Art Institute of Chicago57%
Pratt Institute-Main63%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
School of the Art Institute of Chicago73%
Pratt Institute-Main77%
Pell graduation gap
School of the Art Institute of Chicago15 pts lower
Pratt Institute-Main15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSchool of the Art Institute of ChicagoPratt Institute-Main
White65%67%
Asian73%77%
Hispanic/Latino57%73%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
International73%82%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Pratt Institute-Main Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why