Pratt Institute-Main

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $59,821
    3.75% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $54,150
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    73.3%
    8,457 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    5,356
    95.7% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    74%
    600 Graduates

    About

    Pratt Institute-Main is a higher education institution located in Kings County, NY. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Pratt Institute-Main were Architectural & Building Sciences & Technology (143 degrees awarded), Graphic Design (108 degrees), and Industrial & Product Design (77 degrees).

    In 2024, 1,477 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Pratt Institute-Main. 74.2% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 25.8% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (450 degrees), 2.45 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (184 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Pratt Institute-Main is $59,821, which is $44,924 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

    Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecial Focus Institutions

    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Pratt Institute-Main is $59,821, which is $44,924 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $54,150.

    In 2024, 80% of undergraduate students attending Pratt Institute-Main received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 35% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $59,821
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Pratt Institute-Main was $59,821. The cost of tuition at Pratt Institute-Main is $44,924 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

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    Average Net Price

    $54,150
    2024 Value
    4.73%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Pratt Institute-Main had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $54,150. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Pratt Institute-Main grew by 4.73%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $19,808
    Room and Board
    $2,100
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Pratt Institute-Main was of $19,808 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 7.9% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $2,100. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    80%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    35%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    80% of undergraduate students at Pratt Institute-Main received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 3.9% with respect to 2023, when 77% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    Pratt Institute-Main received 8,457 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 2.13% annual growth. Out of those 8,457 applicants, 6,195 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 73.3% acceptance rate.

    There were 5,356 students enrolled at Pratt Institute-Main in 2024. 16% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Pratt Institute-Main has an overall enrollment yield of 18.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    73.3%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    6,195
    Accepted Out of 8,457

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Pratt Institute-Main was 73.3% (6,195 admissions from 8,457 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 53.2%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 2.13%, while admissions grew by 40.7%.

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    SAT Scores

    16%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    177
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    16% of enrolled first-time students at Pratt Institute-Main in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Pratt Institute-Main had a total enrollment of 5,356 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Pratt Institute-Main is 5,128 students and the part-time enrollment is 228. This means that 95.7% of students enrolled at Pratt Institute-Main are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Pratt Institute-Main, both undergraduate and graduate, is 30.9% White, 14.9% Asian, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.87% Black or African American, 3.79% Two or More Races, 0.131% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0373% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Pratt Institute-Main in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (23%), followed by Asian Female (12.9%) and White Male (9.54%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (18.9%), followed by White Male (7.03%) and Asian Female (6.36%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    95.7%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Pratt Institute-Main in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 5,356 students. The full-time enrollment at Pratt Institute-Main is 5,128 and the part-time enrollment is 228. This means that 95.7% of students enrolled at Pratt Institute-Main are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    88%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Pratt Institute-Main was 88%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), Pratt Institute-Main had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      1,656 enrolled students
    2. Asian
      797 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      609 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Pratt Institute-Main is 30.9% White, 14.9% Asian, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.87% Black or African American, 3.79% Two or More Races, 0.131% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0373% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 87 students (1.62%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 715 more women than men received degrees from Pratt Institute-Main. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Pratt Institute-Main is white (450 degrees awarded). There were 2.45 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (184 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Pratt Institute-Main is Architectural & Building Sciences & Technology (143 degrees awarded), followed by Graphic Design (108 degrees) and Industrial & Product Design (77 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Pratt Institute-Main, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Architecture and Related Services (266 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (756 degrees), and Communication Technologies (81 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Other managers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Pratt Institute-Main are Other managers (290,758 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (233,984 people), Postsecondary teachers (158,255 people), Secondary school teachers (151,114 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (138,809 people).

    The most specialized majors at Pratt Institute-Main in 2024 are Architecture and Related Services (266 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (756 degrees), Communication Technologies (81 degrees), Communications (80 degrees), and English (32 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Pratt Institute-Main are Surgeons, Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Physicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

    The most specialized majors at Pratt Institute-Main are Architecture and Related Services (266 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (756 degrees), Communication Technologies (81 degrees), Communications (80 degrees), and English (32 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Pratt Institute-Main are Elementary & secondary schools (586,193 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (406,869 people), Computer Systems Design (264,020 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (206,631 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (164,986 people).

    The most specialized majors at Pratt Institute-Main are Architecture and Related Services (266 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (756 degrees), Communication Technologies (81 degrees), Communications (80 degrees), and English (32 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Pratt Institute-Main.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Illustration
      31 degrees awarded
    2. Graphic Design
      7 degrees awarded
    3. Painting
      5 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at Pratt Institute-Main was Illustration with 31 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    381
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    1,096
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 381 degrees were awarded to men at Pratt Institute-Main, which is 0.348 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,096).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 97 degrees were awarded to men at Pratt Institute-Main in Architectural & Building Sciences & Technology, which is 0.674 times less than the 144 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 144 degrees were awarded to men at Pratt Institute-Main in Architectural & Building Sciences & Technology, which is 1.48 times more than the 97 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    67%
    100% Completion Time
    76%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 67% of students graduating from Pratt Institute-Main completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 76% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 77% within 200%.

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    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      450 degrees awarded
    2. Asian
      184 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      137 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Pratt Institute-Main is white (450 degrees awarded). There were 2.45 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (184 degrees).

    0.745% of degree recipients (11 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      544 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      496 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      479 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Pratt Institute-Main is white female (544 degrees awarded). There were 1.1 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (496 degrees).

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    Operations

    Pratt Institute-Main has an endowment valued at nearly $290M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 4.49M (1.55%) compared to the 2.96% average return (416k on 14.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

    In 2024, Pratt Institute-Main had a total salary expenditure of 252M. Pratt Institute-Main employs 87 Professors, 59 Associate professors and 52 Assistant professors. Most academics at Pratt Institute-Main are Female Professor (47), Male Professor (40), and Female Assistant professor (38).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Pratt Institute-Main are: Management, with 154 employees, Service, with 123 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 92 employees.

    Endowment

    $290M
    2024 Endowment
    13.9%
    growth from 2023

    Pratt Institute-Main has an endowment valued at about $290M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Pratt Institute-Main grew 13.9% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $276M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $1.6M - Federal
    2. $1.04M - State
    3. $1.08M - Local

    As of 2024, Pratt Institute-Main received $1.6M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.04M from state grants and contracts, and $1.08M from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $121M
    2024 Salaries
    6.61%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Pratt Institute-Main paid a median of $121M in salaries, which represents 47.9% of their overall expenditure ($252M) and a 6.61% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 10.2% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 13.5% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $22.7M
    Instructional Salaries
    198
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Pratt Institute-Main paid a total of $22.7M to 198 employees working as instructors, which represents 18.8% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Pratt Institute-Main were Management with 154 employees, Service with 123 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 92 employees.

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