Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute
MottoBe true to your work, and your work will be true to you.
TypePrivate university
Established1887 (137 years ago) (1887)
FounderCharles Pratt
Endowment$224.5 million (2020)[1]
PresidentFrances Bronet[2]
Academic staff
163 (full-time)
992 (part-time)[3]
Students5,137 (Fall 2021)[4]
Undergraduates3,675 (Fall 2021)[4]
Postgraduates1,462 (Fall 2021)[4]
Location
Brooklyn
,
New York
,
11205
,
United States

40°41′28″N 73°57′50″W / 40.691111°N 73.963889°W / 40.691111; -73.963889
CampusLarge City, Urban, 25 acres (10.1 ha)
ColorsBlack, White and Yellow[5]
     
NicknameCannoneers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III - Atlantic East
MascotCharlie the Cannoneer [6]
Websitepratt.edu Edit this at Wikidata

Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.[7] The school was founded in 1887 with programs primarily in engineering, architecture, and fine arts.[8] Comprising six schools, the institute is primarily known for its programs in architecture, graphic design, interior design, and industrial design.[9]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "About Frances Bronet". Pratt Institute. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Common Data Set 2018–2019" (PDF). Pratt Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Pratt Institute Student Life". US News Best Colleges. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Pratt Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Helena Duncan (B.F.A. Writing '17) Wins Pratt Mascot Naming Contest". Pratt Institute. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Pratt at a Glance". Pratt Institute. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  8. ^ Tabor, Mary B. W. (13 December 1991). "Pratt Decides to end school for engineers". NYT. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Pratt Institute". Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2013-06-18.