Admissions

Welcome to Admissions

One of the leading art, design, and architecture schools in the world, Pratt offers undergraduate and graduate programs in art, design, architecture, writing, and library and information science, many ranked within the top three in the country. Ranked by Business Week among the top design schools in the US and by Global Language Forum as the top design school in New York, Pratt offers students an enormous range of outstanding and highly ranked  programs from which to choose in its three undergraduate schools: the School of Art and Design, School of Architecture, and School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and three graduate schools: the School of Art and Design, School of Architecture, and the School of Information and Library Science. 

Why Pratt?

Outstanding Professional Faculty: The faculty includes award-winning artists, architects, designers, and writers, primarily practicing professionals who ensure that what is taught is current and that the standards in the classroom reflect professional practice. Students often find internships and eventually jobs through their professors. Read about the faculty in each program's section on the website.

Highly Ranked  Variety of Programs: Pratt's undergraduate and graduate programs are highly ranked including the number one ranked graduate interior design in the US. Pratt offers a wide variety of majors for undergraduates in its three undergraduate schools, the School of Architecture, Art and Design, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. At the graduate level, Pratt is recognized for the strength of its art, design, architecture, and information and library science programs. Pratt provides students with an outstanding professional education and a traditional residential college experience within the exciting creative environment of one of the pre-eminent art schools in the US.

* Undergraduate Programs: Find out more about the undergraduate degrees Pratt offers. All bachelor's degrees but construction management are offered on the Brooklyn campus.
* Graduate Programs: Read about the graduate degrees Pratt offers. Graduate programs are offered at Pratt's Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses, depending on major.
* Summer Session Programs: Take a credit course (open to students from other colleges), join us in a study abroad program, take a pre-college program (for high school students) or take a summer credit intensive course.

Outstanding Career Assistance: An outstanding career services office provides students with assistance in choosing a major, finding an internship or job, and continues to work with alumni throughout their lives. Students can receive help with developing their portfolios and resumes and more. Most of the services are online for easy access. The office works with employers nationally and globally so that Pratt students from around the world can find assistance. 

Three Locations

Pratt's main campus, a beautifully landscaped 25-acre campus in Brooklyn, NY, with five residence halls is located in a residential neighborhood just 25 minutes from the art and literary capital of the world, Manhattan. Twenty-five beautifully landscaped acres of brick roadways, seating areas, historic buildings, and outstanding facilities offer students plenty of "green space" in which to work, relax, and spend time with friends. The combination of a campus and a location minutes from Manhattan makes Pratt an ideal choice.

Manhattan Campus: Pratt's Manhattan campus is located at 144 West 14th Street, between 6th and 7th Aves in a renovated historic building near Chelsea.  It houses the associate degree programs, undergraduate construction management, and graduate programs in library and information science, historic preservation, communications/package design, design management, and arts and cultural management.  Parking is available on the street and in garages in the area.

PrattMWP:  Pratt  has a campus in Utica, NY, www.mwpai.edu, which offers the first two years of a Pratt undergraduate education in fine arts, communications design, photography, and art education (teacher certification), after which students relocate to the Brooklyn campus with a seamless transition to the junior year.  Moderately priced with a generous scholarship program, PrattMWP provides an outstanding education at a significantly lower cost.

Affiliated School

Delaware College of Art and Design (DCAD): DCAD, located in  Wilmington Delaware, www.dcad.edu, was developed by Pratt with the Corcoran School of Art. The curriculum is based on the programs at the two schools.  It  offers the first two years of a Pratt undergraduate education in fine arts, graphic design, illustration,photography, interior design, and animation. Students may apply to transfer to the Brooklyn campus in January of their sophomore year or to any other school.

Students interested in these schools may check them off on the application to Pratt and send their documents directly to the school or apply directly to those schools.

Apply to Pratt: Find out about our application and portfolio requirements and access our online application. Students interested in PrattMWP or DCAD may check off either school at the top of our online application or apply directly to either school and send your documents and portfolio directly to those schools.

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More About Pratt

Pratt Students: Pratt's 4,700 students come from all over the country and the world.  With 3,000 undergraduates and 1,700 graduate students, Pratt is small enough to offer small classes and a real community and large enough to enable us to provide a  wide selection of faculty and courses.  Pratt's students are bright, talented, and passionate about their work.  Find out what kind of student goes to Pratt, where they are from, Pratt's undergraduate acceptance rates, test scores, and more.

Request Information: Tell us about yourself and we will send you our catalog and information about information sssions, deadlines, and events. 

Questions?  We welcome your interest in Pratt and encourage you to ask questions using our virtual advisor, where you can get a personal response if we don't answer your question to your satisfaction.  

Articles on Top Art Schools and Design Schools

• Top 10 Art Schools
• Top 20 Design Schools   
• Some of the World's Best Interior Design Schools 
• America's Best Architecture and Design Schools (DesignIntelligence)
• US News Best Graduate Schools
• Pratt Ranked Second Nationally 

 

Contact Us

Office of Admissions,
DeKalb Hall, Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone: 718-636-3514 or 800-331-0834 
UG fax: 718-636-3670
Grad fax: 718 399-4242
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