American Academy of Art Rankings
| Ranking | Category |
|---|---|
| #8146 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #2119 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #2026 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #84 of 100 | In Illinois |
| #33 of 38 | In Chicago |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 111
- Male:Female Ratio
- 40:60
- 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.
75 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1 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 | 44 (40%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 40 (36%) |
| Black or African American | 16 (14%) |
| Asian | 7 (6%) |
| Two or more races | 4 (4%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend American Academy of Art is $31,818 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 | $35,615 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $27,702 |
| $48-75K | $37,522 |
| $75-110K | $39,755 |
| $110K+ | $44,105 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | |
|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $36,800 |
| Tuition in-state | $36,800 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $36,800 |
| Fee in-district | $870 |
| Fee in-state | $870 |
| Fee out-of-state | $870 |
American Academy of Art majors
American Academy of Art has granted 40 bachelor's degrees across 6 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at American Academy of Art.
| Major | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Illustration | 14 |
| Painting | 12 |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 5 |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | 3 |
| Graphic Design | 3 |
| Photography | 3 |
| Grand Total | 40 |
American Academy of Art has a graduation rate of 59%, which is among the 41% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 59% | 53% | 61% |
| |||
Notable alumni
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Kanye West
- Enrolled in the American Academy of Art
- Studied in 1995-1995
- Occupations
- fashion designerrecord producerrestaurateuractorarchitect
- Biography
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Ye is an American rapper, record producer, singer, songwriter, and fashion designer. One of the world's best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, West has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint tenth-most of all time and most awarded for any hip hop artist jointly with Jay-Z. His other accolades include a Billboard Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
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Alex Ross
- Occupations
- painterillustratorcomics artist
- 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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Jill Thompson
- Occupations
- writercomics writercomics artistpencillerillustrator
- 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
- artistpainter
- 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
- postage stamp designerpainter
- Biography
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Thomas Richman Blackshear II is an African-American artist, many of whose paintings adorn Evangelical churches. He is also a sculptor and a designer of ornaments, often of African American themes.
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Loren Long
- Occupations
- writerillustrator
- 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
- painterillustrator
- 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 | 47 |
|---|---|
| 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 |