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Pratt Institute, Main is a private located in Brooklyn, New York. Pratt Institute-Main is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Pratt Institute-Main is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,211 10 years after enrolling, 70th in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Pratt Institute-Main bachelor students earn 10% more than the national average. Pratt Institute-Main is ranked 101st in New York.
Pratt Institute, Main’s median net annual cost of $47,438 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at Pratt Institute-Main sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, Fine & Studio Arts, FIlm, Video & Photography, Graphic Comms - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$47,438
Average years to graduate
4.3
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Pratt Institute-Main - Design & Applied Arts, Architectural Science&Tech, Therapeutic professions, Arts, Entertainment & Media, Fine & Studio Arts, Library Science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Urban/community planning
Rank: #38
Economic score: 1.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 72% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Pratt Institute-Main is 5% higher than the state average, and 6% above the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Pratt Institute-Main, Pell Grant recipients represent 18% of the measured graduating class, 17% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Pratt Institute-Main graduates within 4.3 years.
Pratt Institute-Main is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Pratt Institute, Main’s economic mobility score of 2.91 is calculated by adjusting the 8.43 economic score of lower-income students by the 18% pell grant recipients within the student body. Pratt Institute-Main’s EMS of 2.91 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Pratt Institute, Main pays $47,438 a year, $22,920 less than the $70,358 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $47,438
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Pratt Institute-Main, 75% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $47,438 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 38% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,786. This is 16% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,865
Pell grants
$4,804
State grants
$4,501
Institutional grants
$22,698
Pratt Institute, Main's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 68% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 7,922 applicants, of which 5,376 were admitted and 1,132 enrolled. Pratt Institute-Main doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
71%
59%
First time
80%
59%
In-state
19%
68%
1st generation
19%
35%
White
34%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
11%
15%
Asian
15%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
37%
12%