Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, New York · Private · 3,910 undergraduates · pratt.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
86%
of 7,579 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1140 to 1380
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$94,340Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Pratt Institute-Main
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
86% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$94,340
a year in 2027-28, from a $94,340 sticker price
What to do with your 1280
Send your score
About 83% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1120, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- International/ESL applicants may submit SAT or ACT (no minimum) in lieu of an English proficiency exam.
Source: Undergraduate Application Requirements: High School Applicants - Pratt Institute · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Priority deadline · January 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Source: Undergraduate - Pratt Institute
Who gets in
86%
of applicants were admitted: 6,547 of 7,579 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/22.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 16% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1140 to 1380
Reading and Writing 580 to 700
Math 540 to 710
ACT composite 22 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160021%
- 1200 to 139944%
- 1000 to 119931%
- 800 to 9993.8%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.64
- 4.032%
- 3.75 to 3.9916%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.994.6%
- Below 2.500.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$94,340
a year
- Tuition$67,290
- Fees$2,100
- Food and housing$20,310
- Books and supplies$2,180
- Transportation and other$2,460
Pratt Institute-Main published $90,726 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$42,254
- $30,001 to $48,000$40,155
- $48,001 to $75,000$44,166
- $75,001 to $110,000$49,065
- Over $110,000$57,199
Financial aid
61%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$7,661
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
46%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $21,747 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 3/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,730Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | HA-111 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 3 | |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 3 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | HMS-101A |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | HMS-101A |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | |
| European History | 4 | 3 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | ||
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | all-Institute elective credits only |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | all-Institute elective credits only |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | all-Institute elective credits only |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | |
| Research | 4 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
74%
Come back for a second year
88%
Typical earnings
$63,115
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Pratt Institute-Main$66,555
- All colleges$55,092
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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