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

Who they are

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

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

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

Campus

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