American Academy of Art closed in 4/2024 (U.S. Department of Education IPEDS). The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.
American Academy of Art
Tuition per year
$39,510
$45,864 with room and board
Peer median $40,478
“Peers” are all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 4-year
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In Chicago
- Nearest international airport
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 9 mi
- Address
- 332 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60604-4302
Cost
2024 cost per year
$45,864
- Undergraduate tuition
- $39,510
- Room and board
- $6,354
Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 27% from 2016 to 2024; room and board rose 0%.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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DePaul UniversityChicago · 0.1 mi
U.S. News #169
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University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago · 1.4 mi
U.S. News #95
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · 3.2 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of ChicagoChicago · 6.3 mi
U.S. News #9
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago · 8.7 mi
U.S. News #121
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston · 12.3 mi
U.S. News #9
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Wheaton College (IL)Wheaton · 24.4 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest · 27.7 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Aurora UniversityAurora · 38.3 mi
U.S. News #262
Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2019–2021
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of American Academy of Art include Kanye West (Rapper, songwriter and record producer), Haddon Sundblom (Artist known for Coca-Cola's Santa Claus images) and Gertrude Abercrombie (Chicago-based painter).
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Kanye West 1977–
Rapper, songwriter and record producer
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Haddon Sundblom 1899–1976
Artist known for Coca-Cola's Santa Claus images
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Gertrude Abercrombie 1909–1977
Chicago-based painter
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John Tobias 1969–
Co-creator of the Mortal Kombat series
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Alex Ross 1970–
Comic book artist known for painted artwork
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Gil Elvgren 1914–1980
Painter known for pin-up art and advertising illustration
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Jill Thompson 1966–
Comics artist known for The Sandman work
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Joyce Ballantyne 1918–2006
Pin-up painter, designer of the Coppertone girl
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Emmett McBain 1935–2012
Graphic designer and art director
More alumni (6, by field)
Arts and media
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Loren Long 1964–
Children's book author and illustrator
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Rupert Kinnard 1954–
American cartoonist
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Dan Namingha 1950–
Hopi painter and sculptor
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Richard Schmid 1934–2021
Realist painter and author of Alla Prima
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Thomas Blackshear 1955–
Visual artist, painter and stamp designer
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Richard Earl Thompson 1914–1991
Impressionist painter and commercial illustrator
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.