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.
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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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