Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares School of the Art Institute of Chicago's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 90 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois average (2,545 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
School of the Art Institute of Chicago3,3942,805589
Similarly Ranked Schools90900
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois2,5452,0671,276
The below chart compares the student population between School of the Art Institute of Chicago and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 825 male and 2,569 female students attending School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.32 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,8052,611194
Men63758948
Women2,1682,022146
Population by Gender/Attending Status at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total58952465
Men18817018
Women40135447

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,176 White students (34.65%) and 430 Hispanic students (12.67%) at School of the Art Institute of Chicago(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian28755232
Black or African American16047113
Hispanic37190281
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White971204767
Two or More Races13423111
Race/Ethnicity Unknown982573
Total 2,8056372,168
Population by Race/Ethnicity at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian33825
Black or African American401228
Hispanic592336
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White20568137
Two or More Races615
Race/Ethnicity Unknown41833
Total 589188401

Online Student Population

At School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 501 students (14.76% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 55 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 15 students live in Illinois where School of the Art Institute of Chicago is located in and 33 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,3942,805589
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes551837
Enrolled Some in Online Classes44636284
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,8932,425468
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)551837
Illinois Residents1569
Other State in U.S.33924
Outside of U.S.734
Unknown000