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School of the Art Institute of Chicago Scholarships and Merit Aid

Chicago, Illinois

3 scholarships School of the Art Institute of Chicago publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

2,762Undergraduates
76%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (1)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Admitted Student Campus Visit Grant

$4,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
you may qualify to earn a $4,000 grant—$1,000 awarded each year for up to four years!saic.edu (read 2026-06-26)

Awards that take an application (2)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

$2,000

qualify to receive a $2,000 scholarship per academic year through the admission process once PTK status is verifiedsaic.edu (read 2026-06-26)

Enrichment Scholarship

$2,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Students can receive $2,000 per year depending on start date.saic.edu (read 2026-06-26)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What School of the Art Institute of Chicago costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$85,870In-state, per year
$85,870Out-of-state, per year

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a School of the Art Institute of Chicago page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.