10-yr median earnings
$54,295
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Brooklyn, New York
Pratt Institute-Main
Pratt Institute-Main is a private nonprofit institution in Brooklyn, New York. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $54,295
- 10-yr median earnings
- 73.3%
- Acceptance rate
- $52,659
- Avg net price / yr
- 73.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Pratt Institute-Main pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 23%
- former-student earnings, US
- 73.3%
- acceptance rate
- 73.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +20%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Pratt Institute-Main profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
53/100
Pratt Institute-Main
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$54,295
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$52,659
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
73.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
82.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
88.3%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$52,659
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
73.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 73.1%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Pratt Institute-Main vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Pratt Institute-Main ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Pratt Institute-Main: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$54,295 Top 23% higher than 77% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Pratt Institute-Main | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $54,295 | #1156 of 5103 | 77th |
| Average net price | $52,659 | #5001 of 5020 | 0th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.1% | #1170 of 4858 | 76th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,910 | #913 of 5462 | 83rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
3,910
Undergraduate enrollment
73.3%
Acceptance rate
1,290
SAT average
73.1%
150%-time completion
$54,295
10-yr median earnings
88.3%
First-year retention
How Pratt Institute-Main ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Pratt Institute-Main | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $54,295 | #119 of 299 | 60th |
| Average net price | $52,659 | #323 of 328 | 2nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.1% | #105 of 322 | 67th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,910 | #61 of 367 | 83rd |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 118 | Pratt Institute-MainThis school | $54,295 | $52,659 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 73.3% |
| SAT Average | 1,290 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 560 – 690 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 590 – 700 |
| ACT Average | 30 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 26 – 31 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Pratt Institute-Main
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$38,545 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$44,439 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$48,694 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$60,477 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Pratt Institute-Main - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $61,845 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $61,845 |
| Average Net Price | $52,659 |
18.9%
Pell Grant Rate
34.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,000
Median Debt
$276/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Pratt Institute-Main rose +32.5% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $38,225 in 2013 to $50,647 in 2023, a rise of $12,422 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $38,2252023 · $50,647
Over the same years, enrollment went +16.0% (3,247 → 3,766 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
70.7%
Female
19.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
88.3%
Retention Rate
$45,060
Median Earnings (6yr)
63.3%
Earning Over $25K
82.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 73.1% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 88.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $45,060 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $54,295 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 63.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 82.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $276/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 8 | 613 | $55,231 | $84,447 | $26,758 |
| Master's | 8 | 342 | $69,842 | $82,883 | $116,899 |
| Associate's | 1 | 18 | $26,557 | $26,557 | $12,000 |
Top programs at Pratt Institute-Main by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Architectural Sciences and…
Architectural Sciences and Technology
$84,447 median earnings
- Design and Applied Arts
Design and Applied Arts
$82,883 median earnings
- Arts, Entertainment, and M…
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
$78,421 median earnings
- Architecture
Architecture
$78,206 median earnings
- Architectural Sciences and…
Architectural Sciences and Technology
$77,469 median earnings
- City/Urban, Community, and…
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
$70,282 median earnings
- Library Science and Admini…
Library Science and Administration
$69,610 median earnings
- Design and Applied Arts
Design and Applied Arts
$59,792 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's | 123 | $84,447 | $31,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's | 122 | $82,883 | $123,755 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's | 43 | $78,421 | $124,203 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's | - | $78,206 | - |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's | 79 | $77,469 | $124,679 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's | 18 | $70,282 | - |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's | 0 | $69,610 | $68,617 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's | 273 | $59,792 | $26,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's | 36 | $55,881 | $127,547 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's | 40 | $54,345 | $132,594 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's | 64 | $46,874 | $26,596 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | 71 | $42,282 | $26,449 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's | 16 | $39,915 | $24,500 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's | 66 | $35,100 | $26,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's | 18 | $26,557 | $12,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Pratt Institute-Main? ▼
Pratt Institute-Main is a private nonprofit institution in Brooklyn, New York. The acceptance rate is 73.3%. The average SAT score is 1,290. Undergraduate enrollment is 3,910 students.
How much do Pratt Institute-Main former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Pratt Institute-Main who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $54,295 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $45,060.
How much does Pratt Institute-Main cost? ▼
The average net price at Pratt Institute-Main is $52,659. In-state tuition is $61,845 and out-of-state tuition is $61,845. Median student debt at graduation is $26,000.
What is the graduation rate at Pratt Institute-Main? ▼
Pratt Institute-Main has a 73.1% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 88.3%.
Is Pratt Institute-Main worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Pratt Institute-Main is $26,000, while former students earn a median of $54,295 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 48% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 82.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $276.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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