by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
The Art Institute of Atlanta was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is culinary arts.
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Ai Atlanta was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Since The Art Institute of Atlanta has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At The Art Institute of Atlanta, this rate is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The Art Institute of Atlanta is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 17% rate at The Art Institute of Atlanta is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 14% for first-time, full-time students at Ai Atlanta, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at The Art Institute of Atlanta.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 814 undergraduates at Ai Atlanta with 633 being full-time and 181 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24,620 | $25,593 | $27,017 | $29,270 | $27,330 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Ai Atlanta, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Ai Atlanta, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $8,199 a year. That adds up to $32,796 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Ai Atlanta is 18.8%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Ai Atlanta are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., N.E., 100 Embassy Row, Atlanta, GA 30328-1635 |
| Phone: | 770-689-4795 |
| Website: | www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/artinstitutes |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/Art_Institutes |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 20 | $23,649 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 16 | $24,797 |
| Audiovisual Communications | 14 | $26,808 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 10 | $28,196 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 10 | $20,041 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 10 | $20,537 |
| Culinary Arts | 7 | $28,105 |
| Graphic Communications | 1 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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