About
Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The institute was founded in 1887 with programs primarily in engineering, architecture, and fine arts. Comprising six schools, the institute is primarily known for its programs in architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and fine arts.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 38 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 23 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing13 · 34.2%
- No Data23 · 60.5%
- Failing2 · 5.3%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 3
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2021Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 919 students received $5.8M in Pell grants, alongside $48.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 773 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Pratt Institute-Main
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 5
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus14
- Public property2
Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Pratt Institute-Main vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pratt Institute-Main selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPratt Institute-Main | 74% | — | 5,356 | $50,647 | — |
Art Center College of Design | 79% | 74.5% | 2,308 | $50,209 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
California College of the Arts | 61% | 91.1% | 1,308 | $42,168 | — |
California Institute of the Arts | 67% | 32.3% | 1,277 | $47,183 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
College for Creative Studies | 71% | 91.9% | 1,433 | $33,342 | — |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 69% | 76.3% | 1,989 | $23,764 | — |
Otis College of Art and Design | 66% | 81.8% | 1,267 | $45,864 | — |
Rhode Island School of Design | 89% | 18.7% | 2,520 | $46,253 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Ringling College of Art and Design | 72% | 69.7% | 1,666 | $55,390 | — |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 69% | 83.0% | 18,550 | $45,450 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 67% | 77.5% | 3,394 | $49,822 | — |
School of Visual Arts | 76% | 92.6% | 3,812 | $58,628 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of the Arts | 69% | 78.2% | — | $44,154 | — |
| Peer group median | 69% | 77.8% | 2,149 | $46,253 |
Pratt Institute-Main Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Pratt Office of Institutional Research and Assessment facilitates the institute’s data informed decision-making initiatives and provides accurate and reliable information for planning, policy formation, decision-making and analysis in support of institutional objectives and priorities.
Visit IR office page- Osundwa F. Wanjera, PhDDirector of Institutional Research
- Dmitriy PaskhaverAssociate Director of Institutional Research for Research and Reporting
- Patricia CiavarelliAssociate Director of Institutional Research for Surveys, Technology, and Systems
- Kimi HardySenior Research Associate of Institutional Research
Reports & documents (6)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardpratt.edu
- Data definitionDEI DashboardsThe page from Pratt Institute provides an overview of their DEI Dashboards, which track the institution's progress on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. The page includes links to related departments such as the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, and offers resources like the DEI data overview page. The page is part of the larger Pratt Institute site offering information for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents, detailing admissions, academics, and life at Pratt.pratt.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookOffice of Institutional Research and Assessment2026The Pratt Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) facilitates the institute’s data informed decision-making initiatives. The office provides accurate and reliable information for planning, policy formation, decision-making, and analysis, supporting institutional objectives and priorities. It is the primary source for institutional data for both internal and external reporting needs and plays a crucial role in data reporting, data integrity, survey development, research, course evaluations, analytics, and assessment of programs and student learning.pratt.edu
- GlossaryOffice of Institutional Research and Assessment GlossaryThe Pratt Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) supports the institute with data-driven decision-making, strategic planning, and policy formation. It serves as the main source for official institutional data used for meetings both internal and external reporting needs. The office is responsible for data gathering, supporting program assessments, coordinating mandated reports like IPEDS, and managing information for consortium partnerships such as AICAD data exchanges.pratt.edu
- Strategic planPratt Institute Strategic Plan 2025–20302026Pratt Institute's Strategic Plan for 2025-2030 is designed to position the institution as a benchmark among creative institutions. It involves the revision of Pratt's mission, vision, and high-level goals for sustained institutional success. Developed with community input and approved by the Board of Trustees, the plan outlines responsibility across the Institute's divisions for achieving these goals.pratt.edu
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