Brooklyn, NY · Private · 3,910 undergraduates · urban
Pratt Institute-Main
Moderately selective
Pratt is built around making, with studio practice, critique and professional work woven through art, design, architecture and related fields.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in academic standing, and solid in career outcomes.- Admission
- 53.2% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 74.4%
8,281 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$54,295 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Pratt Institute-Main apart
Academic design
Undergraduates combine intensive work in their major with liberal arts study and interdisciplinary opportunities across Pratt's creative disciplines.
Campus pattern
The tree-lined Clinton Hill campus mixes studios, residence halls, galleries, lawns and a rotating sculpture park inside Brooklyn.
Career & value signal
Pratt's Brooklyn setting connects a residential campus directly to museums, galleries and creative industries across New York City.
Can I get in?
53.2% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
8,281About 53 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 16% submitted an SAT, and 4% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Pratt Institute-Main, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Pratt Institute-Main weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Undergraduates combine intensive work in their major with liberal arts study and interdisciplinary opportunities across Pratt's creative disciplines.
Make institutional fit specific
Pratt is built around making, with studio practice, critique and professional work woven through art, design, architecture and related fields.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
ArchitectureAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Performing and visual artsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Pratt Institute-Main
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Design and Applied Arts
Admits separately
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Admits separately
Fine and Studio Arts
Admits separately
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Admits separately
Graphic Communications
What is campus life like?
Pratt Institute-Main beyond the classroom
The tree-lined Clinton Hill campus mixes studios, residence halls, galleries, lawns and a rotating sculpture park inside Brooklyn.
A defining academic feature
Undergraduates combine intensive work in their major with liberal arts study and interdisciplinary opportunities across Pratt's creative disciplines.
What shapes an ordinary week
The tree-lined Clinton Hill campus mixes studios, residence halls, galleries, lawns and a rotating sculpture park inside Brooklyn.
Where the degree can lead
Pratt's Brooklyn setting connects a residential campus directly to museums, galleries and creative industries across New York City.