American Academy of Art Rankings
| Ranking | Category |
|---|---|
| #8187 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #2129 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #2036 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #84 of 100 | In Illinois |
| #33 of 38 | In Chicago |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 90
- Male:Female Ratio
- 31:69
- Control
- Private
for-profit - Highest Degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Website
- www.aaart.edu
American Academy of Art Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
American Academy of Art has an acceptance rate of 100% and is among the 23% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
74 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
2 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Admissions requirements
The American Academy of Art has an open admission policy (non-competitive). The only requirement is a certificate of attendance or a highschool diploma or a General Educational Development certificate.
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 51 (57%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 18 (20%) |
| Black or African American | 12 (13%) |
| Two or more races | 5 (6%) |
| Asian | 4 (4%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend American Academy of Art is $32,872 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $31,011 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $31,834 |
| $48-75K | $33,296 |
| $75-110K | $34,820 |
| $110K+ | $43,705 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | |
|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $38,640 |
| Tuition in-state | $38,640 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $38,640 |
| Fee in-district | $870 |
| Fee in-state | $870 |
| Fee out-of-state | $870 |
American Academy of Art majors
American Academy of Art has granted 32 bachelor's degrees across 6 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at American Academy of Art.
| Major | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Illustration | 17 |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 4 |
| Painting | 4 |
| Graphic Design | 3 |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | 2 |
| Photography | 2 |
| Grand Total | 32 |
American Academy of Art has a graduation rate of 45%, which is among the 33% lowest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 45% | 33% | 50% |
| |||
Notable alumni
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Kanye West
- Enrolled in the American Academy of Art
- Studied in 1995-1995
- Occupations
- record producersongwriterdirectorbusinesspersonentrepreneur
- Biography
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Ye is an American rapper and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After dropping out of college to pursue a career in music, West began producing for regional artists in the Chicago area. As an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, he co-produced albums including Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001) before signing with the label as a recording artist. West's debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), was met with critical acclaim and yielded the Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Slow Jamz". He peaked the chart on four other occasions with the singles "Gold Digger" (2005), "Stronger" (2007), "E.T." (2011, as a featured artist), and "Carnival" (2024).
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Alex Ross
- Occupations
- paintercomics artistillustrator
- Biography
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Nelson Alexander Ross is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come, which he also cowrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series Astro City, and various projects for Dynamite Entertainment. His feature film work includes concept and narrative art for Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004), and DVD packaging art for the M. Night Shyamalan film Unbreakable (2000). He has done covers for TV Guide, promotional artwork for the Academy Awards, posters and packaging design for video games, and his renditions of superheroes have been merchandised as action figures.
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John Tobias
- Occupations
- screenwritergraphic designervideo game designercomics artist
- Biography
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John Tobias is an American comic book artist, graphic designer, video game designer and writer. Tobias is best known for creating the Mortal Kombat series along with Ed Boon, to whom he pitched the game concept.
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Gil Elvgren
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Gillette Alexander Elvgren was an American painter of pin-up models, advertising and illustration. Best known for his pin-up paintings for Brown & Bigelow, Elvgren studied at the American Academy of Art. He was strongly influenced by the early "pretty girl" illustrators, such as Charles Dana Gibson, Andrew Loomis, and Howard Chandler Christy. Other influences included the Brandywine School founded by Howard Pyle.
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Jill Thompson
- Occupations
- pencillercomics artistcomics writerwriterillustrator
- Biography
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Jill Thompson is an American illustrator and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman characters and her own Scary Godmother series, she has worked on The Invisibles, Swamp Thing, and Wonder Woman as well.
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Gertrude Abercrombie
- Enrolled in the American Academy of Art
- Studied commercial art
- Occupations
- painterartist
- Biography
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Gertrude Abercrombie was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan, whose music inspired her own creative work.
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Thomas Blackshear
- Occupations
- painterpostage stamp designer
- Biography
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Thomas Richman Blackshear II is an African-American artist whose paintings adorn many Evangelical churches. He is also a sculptor and a designer of stamps and ornaments, often with African American or Western themes.
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Loren Long
- Occupations
- illustratorwriter
- Biography
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Loren Long is an American author of children's books best known for illustration. He won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' (SCBWI) Golden Kite Award for picture book illustration in 2004 for I Dream of Trains by Angela Johnson.
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Richard Earl Thompson
- Occupations
- illustratorpainter
- Biography
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Richard Earl Thompson was a 20th-century American Impressionist painter who began his career as a commercial illustrator in Chicago, Illinois. In 1959, he broke away from a career as a commercial illustrator, which began in 1933, to pursue Impressionist painting. He was a prolific painter, sometimes compared stylistically to Claude Monet.
General info
| Total FTE staff | 42 |
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| Carnegie classification | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools |
Location and contacts
| Address | 332 S Michigan Ave Chicago, Illinois, 60604-4302 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 2,746,000 |
| Phone | 3124610600 |