Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Seattle is a bit larger (4,062 vs. 2,805)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Seattle has 5 pts more Pell recipients than School of the Art Institute of Chicago (24% vs. 19%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Seattle is more diverse (index 0.79 vs. 0.77)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
School of the Art Institute of Chicago2.8K
Seattle4.1K
Pell Grant share
School of the Art Institute of Chicago19%
Seattle24%
First-gen share
School of the Art Institute of Chicago21%
Seattle19%
Diversity index
School of the Art Institute of Chicago0.77
Seattle0.79

Who they are

Men
School of the Art Institute of Chicago23%
Seattle40%
Part-time students
School of the Art Institute of Chicago7%
Seattle2%
Students 25 and older
School of the Art Institute of Chicago6%
Seattle5%

Race & ethnicity

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Seattle
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
School of the Art Institute of Chicago17%
Seattle56%
First-years from other states
School of the Art Institute of Chicago59%
Seattle39%
First-years from abroad
School of the Art Institute of Chicago24%
Seattle4%
New transfer students this fall
School of the Art Institute of Chicago158
Seattle309
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
School of the Art Institute of Chicago21%
Seattle26%

Campus

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Large cityStudy abroad
Seattle
Large cityNCAA D-I · Western Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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