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Pratt Institute-Main

Brooklyn, NY · City · 3,910 students
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$52,659
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
73%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
63% typical
$54,295
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$39,254 typical
73%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
64% typical · not scored
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

Pratt Institute in Brooklyn is a world-renowned creative powerhouse best known for its top-ranked programs in architecture, interior design, industrial design, and fine arts. The student experience revolves around a rigorous, studio-based culture where passionate creators thrive in an immersive, highly collaborative academic environment. Uniquely for New York City, Pratt features a lush, 25-acre enclosed campus in historic Clinton Hill that doubles as an outdoor sculpture park, offering a distinctively traditional college retreat with direct access to the global center of the art and design industries.

Location
Brooklyn, NY, 11205 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
LGA · New York LaGuardia
8 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$61,845
Housing & food (on campus)$17,336
Books & supplies$2,100
Cost of attendance$80,049
Average net price$52,659
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$61,845
Housing & food (on campus)$17,336
Books & supplies$2,100
Cost of attendance$80,049
Average net price$52,659
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$38,545
$30–48k
$44,439
$48–75k
$48,694
$75–110k
$59,020
$110k+
$60,477
Merit aid · 2025-26
Awarded without financial need. Students with financial need can get merit awards too; they're counted as need-based aid.
Average award$21,747
Share of first-years who get one46%
Source: Pratt Institute-Main's Common Data Set — the school's own yearly report of its admissions and aid figures.
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
73%
Entered 2017–18
Within 4 yrs
38%
Back for yr 2
88%
Transferred
6%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
75% graduated · 5% transferred · 20% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$45,060
10 yrs after entry$54,295
Debt
Median at graduation$26,000
Monthly payment$276
Middle 50% owe$9.1k–$29.9k
90th percentile$40,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — arts, music & design: 63% graduate within 6 yrs, $39,254 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
73%
Test policy
Test optional
Per College Scorecard
SAT average
1290
R 590–700 · M 560–690
ACT midpoint
30
Comp 26–31 · E 25–34 · M 23–28
SAT middle 50%: 1150–1390
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Essay prompts

If Pratt Institute-Main asks for supplemental essays, the prompts are in the Common App.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 28%Women 72%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell grant
19%
First-gen
19%
Family income
$67,963
Independent
7%
Age at entry
20.0
Part-time
2%
Race & ethnicity
White
32%
Hispanic
13%
Black
5%
Asian
17%
Two or more
4%
Non-resident
27%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports
NCAA Division III without football · EADA 2024-25
  • Basketball
    Men's
  • Equestrian
    Co-ed
  • Soccer
    Men's · Women's
  • Tennis
    Men's · Women's
  • Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
    Men's · Women's
  • Volleyball
    Men's · Women's
Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$45,060
After 10 yrs
$54,295
Design and Applied Arts369
Architectural Sciences and Technology129
Fine and Studio Arts97
Film/Video and Photographic Arts70
Graphic Communications56
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies23
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas7
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis5
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$290M
Full-time faculty
15%
Faculty salary
$12,587/mo
Teaching spend
$19,936
per student
Federal loans
35%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — arts, music & design
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, selective admissions

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