Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY
About
Sotheby's Institute of Art is a globally recognized institution focused on art business and luxury education, located in New York and London, and offering online programs. Founded in 1969 as a small connoisseurship program by Sotheby's Auction House, the institute emphasizes contemporary art, curating, luxury, logistics, art law, and valuation. It features a range of educational offerings, including Master's degrees accredited by notable partners such as the University of Manchester.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 4 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 25.0%
- No Data3 · 75.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
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.
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
Action history · 2
- Nov 2018Renewal of AccreditationNational Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
- Mar 2018Renewal of AccreditationNational Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2023–24, students received in Pell grants, alongside $296K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2023–24
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 40 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) 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 Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY
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
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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSotheby's Institute of Art-NY | — | — | 188 | — | — |
American Academy of Art College | 45% | — | — | $34,298 | — |
Design Institute of San Diego | 80% | 100.0% | 94 | $31,293 | — |
Five Towns College | 55% | 53.8% | 974 | $20,799 | — |
Gnomon | 100% | 41.8% | 526 | $45,824 | — |
Los Angeles College of Music | 28% | 87.7% | 261 | $40,853 | — |
Los Angeles Film School | 34% | — | 5,472 | $33,130 | — |
New York Film Academy | 68% | — | 1,132 | $46,420 | — |
Northwest College of Art & Design | 58% | 66.0% | 139 | $20,185 | — |
Nossi College of Art and Design | 42% | 46.3% | 247 | $23,591 | — |
Seattle Film Institute | — | — | 85 | $41,429 | — |
| Peer group median | 55% | 59.9% | 254 | $33,714 |
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY
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