Pratt Institute
Description of Pratt Institute
- Established: 1887
- Location: New York, USA
- Number of students: 4875 people
- Language of instruction: English
- Type of study: private university.
Founded in 1887, the Pratt Institute is a world leader in higher education, preparing more than 4,800 students for successful careers in the arts, design, architecture, information, librarianship, humanities and life sciences. Located in the cultural heart of New York, a university with historic campuses in Brooklyn and Manhattan and a campus in Utica, NY, the university invites experienced professionals and academics to help students to transform their passion into professional skills.
New York City - one of the world's epicenters for art, culture, design, business - provides Pratt students with an exceptional learning environment that transcends campuses.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Pratt Institute
Foundation
The Pratt Foundation is a year-long experience that transforms incoming students into an open community of emerging artists and designers. Immersive studio courses introduce fundamental concepts through individual and collaborative creative processes. This year of interdisciplinary research and experimentation prepares students for specialized courses, fosters self-knowledge, social interaction, and instills the skills of vision and critical research that will be in demand throughout their lives.
Undergraduate
- Art and design
- Digital arts
- Game art
- Film
- Fine arts
- The photo
- Graphic design, illustration
- Painting, drawing
- Game design, interactive media
- Graphic design
- Illustration
- Architecture
- Engineering Sciences
- Construction and design studies
- Art history
- Critical and visual research
- History of art and design
- Creative writing
- Communication design
- Fashion
- Industrial Design
- Interior Design
- Education in Art and Design (Dual Degree Program).
Master's degree
Master's courses are held in several areas:
- Art
- Architecture
- Informatics
- Design
- Liberal arts.
Accommodation, meals, prices
The Pratt Institute has 6 dormitories, 26 townhouses, where more than 1900 students are located.
AVI Fresh serves the Pratt dining room with a focus on freshness.
Activities Pratt Institute
At the Pratt Institute, you will live, work and create with some of the world's most interesting, creative, inspiring minds.
Students work in the studio, in the classroom and outside, getting all the opportunities that New York provides. The campus offers a full range of services, programs, activities, students grow as thinkers, artists, and receive support every step of the way.
Advantages
- Pratt programs are consistently ranked among the best in the country, and its faculty and alumni include some of the most renowned artists, designers, and scientists.
- The interdisciplinary program promotes collaborative, creative strategies for design thinking, providing students with unparalleled learning opportunities.
- The Pratt Institute is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design AICAD, which includes 36 of the leading art schools in the United States.
Facilities and equipment at Pratt Institute
Brooklyn campus
The main campus with an area of more than 100 thousand square meters is located in the Clinton Hill historic district in Brooklyn, bordered by numerous 19th century mansions. Schools of art, design, architecture, and the humanities are located on campus. The institute's campus is adjacent to the emerging Brooklyn Technology Triangle, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Manhattan Campus
The 7,432 m² Romanesque Revival building serves as the Pratt Campus in Manhattan in the Chelsea area. The seven storey building offers modern comforts in a historic building. The School of Information is located here, and programs for associates and masters in art, cultural management, design management, real estate are held.
Utica, New York Campus
The PrattMWP College of Art and Design is located in Utica, NY, about four hours north of New York City. This is an expanded campus of the Pratt Institute with an area of 44.5 thousand square meters. The campus combines historical and modern architecture + the renowned MWPAI Art Museum. Students who earn a Pratt Bachelor of Arts in Art, Design, Communication Design, Fine Arts, or Photography have the option to start here and then to move to the main campus in Brooklyn for the last two years of study.
Admission dates and extra charges
- Event fee
- Technological fees
- Medical insurance.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
- Applicants fill out an application through the Pratt online application system.
- The non-refundable application fee.
- Pratt accepts transcripts of all educational institutions where applicants attended after high school graduation. International students' transcripts must be officially translated into English.
- Two letters of recommendation from employers, professors or others who can assess the potential of students (for masters) are required.
- Statement of Purpose (approximately two pages) describing long-term goals and reason (s) for applying to the School of Information (for Masters).
- Resume reflecting work experience, education, technical skills, career stages, awards.
- The minimum required TOEFL score is 82.
Scholarships Pratt Institute
International students are eligible for international achievement-based scholarships (these are automatically taken into account upon admission). The awards are similar to those for local students; in addition to portfolio and grades, TOEFL or SAT scores count.
Institution on the map
Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about Pratt Institute
Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
