| Name |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Address |
37 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL 60603 |
| Website |
http://www.artic.edu/saic |
| Email |
admiss@artic.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
36% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
N/A |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
36% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (100%), special housing for disabled students |
| College Owned Singles |
14% |
| College Owned Doubles |
72% |
| College Owned Triples |
14% |
| College Owned Apartments |
0% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
2 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
9 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
N/A |
| Nearest Airport |
Chicago (18), Chicago (11) |
| Nearest Train |
Chicago (0) |
| Nearest Bus |
Chicago (0) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
20% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
3,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
Yes |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Student Union Gallery Openings; Student Leadership Dinners; Holiday and Spring Art Sales; Caf? ? Relax; Halloween Ball; All School BBQs; Masala; International Culture Week; Global Cafes; Career Cafes; Political forums/speakers/debates; Residence Hall Programs; Exhibitions and Events Gallery Openings; Visiting Artist Programs; |
| Student Activities |
dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station |
| Num Organizations |
46 |
| Honor Societies |
N/A |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) AGAPE (Campus Crusade for Christ), SAIC Hillel |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Chinese Cultural Association, Korean Students Association, Korean Student Community, Latino Art Student Organization, NIA (The Black Student Association, NASA (Native American Student Organization), Students for Sexual Diversity |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Free Radio SAIC; F-News Magazine; Student Union Galleries; ExTV; 4th Floor Recordings; The 13th Floor; At Home Worldwide Fashion Society; Base Space Committee; Belly Dancing Group; Ceramics Club; EKO peace group; Eye and Ear Clinic; GMA-Genetically Modified Art; Grounded: A Green Concept Group; The Heart Beat S. W. A. P; MAAE Enrichment Project; Octopus Ink Theatre Collaborative; Performance-Art-Society; The Potting Soil; The Royal Society for Advancement of the Arts; SAIC Student Chapter of National Art Education Association; School of Art Bowling; Shifted Wires; SMARTart; SMART gallery: 162 Res. Hall; SOAP: Student Organization for the Advancement of Philosophy; Students Against the War; S. W. A. M-Student With Abundant Materials; Transportation Transformation; Ultimate Frisbee; Undoing Silence; Velo Societe; Video Installation; World Can't Wait (SAIC Chapter); Yoga Club; |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) F Newsmagazine (monthly) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1866 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
2,099 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
226,184,000 |
| Application Deadline |
September 1 |
| Application Fee |
65 |
| Selectivity |
Least selective |
| Tuition |
29,220 |
| Room Board |
N/A |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills, other |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
56% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Our graduates are employed by a broad range of institutions and businesses. Most are small. Examples include Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Leo Burnett, Avenue Edit, the City of Chicago (Department of Cultural Affairs |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
78,028 |
| Num Subscriptions |
355 |
| Num Microforms |
157 |
| Num Audiovisual |
5,525 |
| Num Ebooks |
N/A |
| Library Facilities |
Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection |
| Museums |
Access to the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Galleries: exhibition spaces include the Betty Rymer gallery, Gallery 2, 1926 Exhibition Study Spaces, Gallery X, Student Union Galleries and Lounge Gallery.
Gene Siskel Film Center: presents premieres of new American and foreign films, revivals of classics, retrospectives, independent productions, and festivals of international scope. It also features personal appearances by prominent filmmakers, critics, actors, and historians.
Video Data Bank: The Video Data Bank maintains three collections of video tapes by and about contemporary artists, consisting of more than 1500 titles produced between 1968 and 1999. Approximately 1000 titles are available for distribution and the others can be viewed at the Video Data Bank screening room in Chicago.
Fashion Resource Center: a unique late twentieth and twenty-first century hands-on study collection of exceptional and exemplary designer garments and related material.
Media Center: access to a variety of equipment and services for the creation, documentation, teaching, and exhibition of media artwork.
The Poetry Center: The Poetry Center, a not-for-profit organization, is devoted to enhancing awareness of the literary arts by serving literary artists, and by teaching Creative Writing Literacy to Chicago's K-12 students. The Poetry Center brings the best writers of our time to Chicago to share their work with the public.
Roger Brown resources: Through a series of gifts and bequests The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has become the primary repository of the personal, intellectual, and artistic effects of alumnus Roger Brown (1941-1997). |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
450 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
15 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
225 |
| Num Wired Labs |
175 |
| Num Wired Other |
35 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
1,625 |
| Recommended Os |
Mac |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
No |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
