Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY · Private · Large city · PIM · Pratt Institute
Private institution in Brooklyn, NY · 3,766 undergraduates · 53% acceptance rate · $54,295 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Median ACT
- Top 14%Full-time retention
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 15%Average SAT
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $50,6471,962nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $59,6831,921st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $59,6831,921st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $76,5331,862nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,295832nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,060878th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 72.7%342nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 89.4%263rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 53.2%303rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1339150th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3099th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,766611th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 17.4%1,833rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (LGA)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 11 of 11 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | bachelors | $50,439 | $50,000 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $39,129 | $38,424 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $29,250 | $21,781 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,482 | $26,121 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $23,456 | $24,035 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $16,786 | $26,933 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | — | $78,343 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1887source
- Athletic nickname: "Cannoneers"source
- Mascot: Charlie the Cannoneersource
- Motto: "Be true to your work, and your work will be true to you"source
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Eastsource
- Notable alum: Robert Redfordsource
- Notable alum: Martin Landausource
- Notable alum: Terrence Howardsource
- Notable alum: Joseph Barberasource
- Notable alum: Rob Zombiesource
Athletics — 6 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pratt Institute-Main’s 3,766 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- SUNY College at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY · 3,789 undergrads
- SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, NY · 3,855 undergrads
- SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY · 3,945 undergrads
- Touro UniversityNew York, NY · 4,004 undergrads
- SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, NY · 3,510 undergrads
- Siena CollegeLoudonville, NY · 3,447 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Nevada State UniversityHenderson, NV · 3,791 undergrads
- Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, PR · 3,791 undergrads
- Vincennes UniversityVincennes, IN · 3,739 undergrads
- The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHouston, TX · 3,794 undergrads
- Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, IN · 3,807 undergrads
- Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH · 3,815 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepratt.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 194578)
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- Compare with SUNY College at PlattsburghSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Pratt Institute-Main vs SUNY College at PlattsburghHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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