SAIC FAST FACTS The Value of an Arts Education
3 RD
94% OF GRADUATES WERE EMPLOYED OR IN GRADUATE SCHOOL WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF GRADUATION
LARGEST MUSEUM ART COLLECTION IN THE WORLD
#2
BEST FINE ARTS PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY
#9
ART AND DESIGN PROGRAM IN THE WORLD
TOP ARTS-RELATED
28,000,000
THE BIG
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ESTIMATES THAT NEARLY 28 MILLION PEOPLE ARE WORKING IN AN ART AND DESIGN FIELD THIS YEAR.
PICTURE 88%
are satisfied with their current work
80%
said their first job out of college was related to their arts major
78%
have been self-employed during their career
16%
Nationally, 673,656 businesses are involved in the creation or distribution of the arts, employing 3.48 million people. This represents 4.01% of all U.S. business and 2.04% of all U.S. employees—demonstrating statistically that the arts are a formidable business presence and broadly distributed across our communities. Economic Impact of the Arts in the U.S. • 95,000 nonprofit arts organizations • 600,000+ arts businesses • 2.3 million artists active in the workforce • 766,000 self-employed artists • $151 billion in consumer spending
started their own business — Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) survey data
“A college degree in the arts is the most significant indicator of creativity in a prospective job candidate.” —America for the Arts
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION are among the top five skills that employers indicate will increase in value within the next five years. –Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), Creative Minds|Transforming Society Study
OCCUPATIONS
70%
spend the majority of their time in arts-related occupations
14% FINE ARTISTS
23% DESIGNERS
72%
ARTS CAREERS
26% ARTS EDUCATORS
of business leaders say that creativity is the number one skill they are seeking when hiring.
Arts graduates report that they acquired many skills in art school that are also important to their subsequent work life whether in or out of the arts.
9% ARTS ADMINISTRATORS
• Improve work based on feedback from others • Creative thinking and problem solving • Artistic technique • Broad knowledge and education • Critical thinking and analysis • Interpersonal relations and working collaboratively
ARTS GRADUATES ARE AMONG THE HAPPIEST PROFESSIONALS IN THE UNITED STATES
–Tepper, et.al., 2014
SAIC BY THE NUMBERS ENROLLMENT
MOST INFLUENTIAL ART SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES FALL Undergraduate:
2821 Graduate:
715 TOTAL ENROLLMENT:
3571
NORTHEAST: 16.5% SOUTH: 22.8% WEST: 19.4% MIDWEST: 41.2% WITH 8.8% FROM CHICAGO
#9 ART AND
DESIGN PROGRAM IN THE
WORLD
#2 BEST FINE ARTS PROGRAM #2 PAINTING/DRAWING PROGRAM #3 PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM #4 SCULPTURE PROGRAM #5
TIME-BASED MEDIA/NEW MEDIA PROGRAM
SAIC IS THE INTERDISCIPLINARY ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL U.S. arts schools are generally organized around channeling students into specialized disciplines. Yet, evidence suggests that successful careers in the arts will likely involve a broadening of skills and roles and a willingness and capacity to work across disciplines. Interdisciplinary artists are 14% more likely to manage an artsrelated organization.
94% of graduates were employed or in graduate school within 6 months
INTERNATIONAL
31% STUDENTS COUNTRIES
REPRESENTED
77
SAIC IS A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR TOP PRODUCING INSTITUTION AMONG ART AND DESIGN SCHOOLS
of graduation.
89% of alumni were satisfied with the opportunities to work in different artistic disciplines.
58% 53%
56%
53%
–The National Science Foundation’s Survey of Recent College Graduates (2010)
64%
JOURNALISM
of all alumni participated in an internship.
73%
BIOLOGY
HALF
of SAIC alumni had serious conversations with students who were different from them in terms of their ethnicity, religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values.
PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES WORKING IN JOBS CLOSELY RELATED TO THEIR FIELDS OF STUDY
ACCOUNTING
94%
school where alumni were satisfied with their freedom and encouragement to take risks.
OTHER ART AND DESIGN
of alumni believe SAIC helped them develop creative thinking and problem solving skills.
#1
SAIC ALUMNI
96%
Nearly
of SAIC alumni rate their overall experience of SAIC as good or excellent.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SAIC ALUMNI FAST FACTS
90%
OUR MUSEUM
SAIC is hosting bees on top of our roof to support our ecosystem and biodiversity.
The Art Institute of Chicago has the 3rd largest museum art collection in the world.
OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS 36 South Wabash Avenue, suite 1201 Chicago, IL 60603
SAIC won Chicago’s Bike to Work challenge (among nonprofit businesses and colleges in the city) for three years.
SUSTAINABILITY
In 10 years SAIC reduced our carbon footprint by 57%, resulting in a carbon neutral campus.