Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, New York · Also known as Pratt Institute · Website
$54,295
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,295
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pratt Institute-Main is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Brooklyn, New York with 3,910 undergraduates and 1,389 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $52,659 a year (tuition and fees $61,845). It admits 73% of applicants and 74% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,295 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$52,659
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$61,845
US median $11,837
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
74%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,295
Rank 1,155 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $52,659
- Tuition and fees
- $61,845
- Cost of attendance
- $80,049
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 35%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $38,545
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $44,439
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $48,694
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $59,020
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $60,477
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $46,586 in 2015-16 to $61,845 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1,290
- SAT reading, middle
- 655
- SAT math, middle
- 645
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 3,910
- Graduate students
- 1,389
- Part-time students
- 1.7%
- Women
- 72%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 74%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 42
- Endowment
- $290.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,155 of 5,094 US colleges and 118 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $52,659 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $61,845 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 74% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,060 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,295 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
42 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 369 | $26,000 | $36,040 | $59,792 | $51,490 |
| Design and Applied ArtsMaster's | Master's | 140 | $123,755 | $45,720 | $82,883 | $70,073 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | $31,000 | $58,246 | $84,447 | $70,074 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 97 | $26,449 | $18,451 | $42,282 | $41,367 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 87 | $124,679 | $53,830 | $77,469 | $77,466 |
| Information Science/StudiesMaster's | Master's | 75 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $26,596 | $16,710 | $46,874 | $43,765 |
| Human Computer InteractionMaster's | Master's | 57 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $26,000 | $20,048 | $35,100 | $43,283 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 49 | $132,594 | $32,780 | $54,345 | $49,079 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's | Master's | 47 | $124,203 | $61,346 | $78,421 | $59,685 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 43 | $127,547 | $47,576 | $55,881 | $71,416 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $12,000 | Withheld | $26,557 | $38,127 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's | Master's | 27 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Graphic CommunicationsMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,810 |
| Information Science/StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 24 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $24,500 | $18,842 | $39,915 | $48,471 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $70,282 | $79,665 |
| Communication and Media StudiesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,953 |
| Sustainability StudiesMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,897 |
| Data ProcessingMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $156,135 |
| Data ProcessingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Historic Preservation and ConservationMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,496 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Pratt Institute-Main cost?
$52,659 a year is the average net price at Pratt Institute-Main after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $61,845, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $80,049. Families earning under $30,000 pay $38,545 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pratt Institute-Main?
73% of applicants are admitted to Pratt Institute-Main. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,290 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Pratt Institute-Main graduates earn?
$54,295 a year is the median pay of former Pratt Institute-Main students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,060 after 6 years). That ranks 1,155 of 5,094 US colleges and 118 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (Master's) at $61,346.
How much student debt do Pratt Institute-Main graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Pratt Institute-Main graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 35% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pratt Institute-Main?
74% of first-time, full-time students at Pratt Institute-Main finish within 6 years. 88% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Pratt Institute-Main?
Design and Applied Arts (369 bachelor's graduates), Design and Applied Arts (140 master's graduates), Architectural Sciences and Technology (129 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 42 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.