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Pratt Institute-Main

Brooklyn, NY · City · 3,910 students
4
Year
Private Non-profit
City
Medium (3k–10k)
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
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Location
Brooklyn, NY, 11205 · City campus
Nearest airport from college
LGA · New York LaGuardia
8 mi away
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Cost
Cost of attendance
$80,049
Avg net price
$52,659
Room & board
$17,336
Tuition
$61,845
Books & supplies
$2,100/yr
Average net price by family income
$0–30k
$38,545
$30–48k
$44,439
$48–75k
$48,694
$75–110k
$59,020
$110k+
$60,477
Admissions
Admit rate
73%
Test policy
Test optional
SAT average
1290
Reading 590700
Math 560690
ACT midpoint
30
Composite 2631
English 2534
Math 2328
SAT range (25th–75th percentile)
40080012001600

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Essay Requirements

Pratt Institute-Main accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.

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Outcomes
Graduation rate
73%
1st-yr retention
88%
Transfer-out rate
6%
Consumer completion
74%
8-year outcomes
Graduated
75%
Transferred
5%
Still enrolled
0%
Dropped out / unknown
20%
Median earnings (6yr)
$45,060
Median earnings (10yr)
$54,295
Median debt
$26,000
Monthly loan payment
$276
Debt range (25th–75th)
$9,147$29,944
Debt (90th percentile)
$40,000
Student Body
Men 28%Women 72%
9
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
19%
First-generation
19%
Median family income
$67,963
Independent students
7%
Avg age at entry
20.0
Part-time students
2%
Race & ethnicity
White
32%
Hispanic
13%
Black
5%
Asian
17%
Two or more
4%
Non-resident
27%
Unknown
1%
Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings for graduates across all programs
6 years after entry
$45,060
10 years after entry
$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
Endowment
$290M
Classification
Special Focus (Law)
Full-time faculty
15%
Avg faculty salary
$12,587/mo
Instructional spend/student
$19,936
Federal loan rate
35%

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