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| Type | Private art school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1866 |
| Accreditation | HLC NASAD |
| President | Jiseon Lee Isbara |
Academic staff | 141 full-time 427 part-time |
| Students | 3,532 |
| Undergraduates | 2,894 (fall 2018)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 745 (fall 2018) |
| Location | , , United States 41°52′46″N 87°37′26″W / 41.87944°N 87.62389°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Art Institute of Chicago AICAD |
| Website | saic.edu |
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a private art school associated with the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to an art students' cooperative founded in 1866, which grew into the museum and school, SAIC has been accredited since 1936 by the Higher Learning Commission and by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design since 1944 (charter member). It has been a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) since the association's founding in 1991 and is also accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
Its downtown Chicago campus consists of seven buildings located in the immediate vicinity of the AIC building. SAIC is in an equal partnership with the AIC and shares many administrative resources such as design, construction, and human resources. The campus, located in the Loop, comprises chiefly five main buildings: the McLean Center (112 S. Michigan Ave.), the Michigan building (116 S Michigan Ave), the Sharp (36 S. Wabash Ave.), Sullivan Center (37 S. Wabash Ave.), and the Columbus (280 S. Columbus Dr.). SAIC also holds classes in the Spertus building at 610 S. Michigan. SAIC owns additional buildings throughout Chicago that are used as student galleries or investments. There are three dormitory facilities: The Buckingham, Jones Hall, and 162 N State Street residencies.
- ^ "Quick Facts: Enrollment". School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Retrieved 20 February 2019.