Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is an independent art school in Brooklyn, New York offering undergraduate and postgraduate art, design and architecture programmes; admission requires a portfolio and, for international students, English proficiency evidence.
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesIndependent art schoolpratt.edu
Schools and subjects
- School of Art
- School of Design
- School of Architecture
- School of Information
- School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Listed under: architecture schools.
Undergraduate requirements
BFA / BA / BArch (depending on major)
Portfolio submitted online via pratt.slideroom.com; all majors must submit a visual or writing portfolio (except Construction Management). First-year students have no fixed number requirement; it is recommended to include works created within the last 18 months, each noting medium/material, dimensions and year of creation. Transfer students 15-45 images.
International students must submit proof of English proficiency. Accepted: TOEFL iBT (minimum 92, MyBest not accepted), IELTS Academic (minimum 7.0), Duolingo (minimum 125), PTE Academic (minimum 62), Cambridge (minimum 183).
$59,821 per year (12-18 credits, 2024-25 academic year); credits 1-11 at $1,930/credit. (This is the latest year the school publishes; check the official page for the current year.)
Undergraduate priority deadline January 15; international students are advised to submit by September 1.
Postgraduate requirements
MFA / MA / MS / MPS / MArch / MDes etc.
Requirements vary by department; some programmes require a visual portfolio. For example, Fine Arts MFA: 15-20 individual images (JPEG/PNG), multipage PDFs prohibited; Art and Design Education MA: 15 images including 1 life drawing.
Accepted: TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, Cambridge, Duolingo, PTE; scores vary by programme (e.g. Art and Design Education requires TOEFL 100 / IELTS 7.5). Results must be valid within two years from the priority deadline of 5 January 2027.
Varies by programme; 2025-26 examples: MFA art programmes $66,600/year (30 credits); architecture M.Arch $62,160/year.
Fall 2027 priority deadline January 5; Spring 2027 priority deadline October 1.
Some programmes may arrange a Zoom interview (e.g. Art and Design Education).
Other notes
International students are automatically considered for international merit-based scholarships, with no separate application, awarded with the offer letter; international students are not eligible for need-based financial aid and may not submit FAFSA.
The use of AI text-generation tools to write written materials in applications (including the Pratt Essay and portfolio text descriptions) is strictly prohibited. Portfolio images must be the applicant's own original work; images rendered entirely by generative AI are prohibited; AI image-enhancement tools are allowed, but the scope of AI tools used and all text prompts must be disclosed.
Sources for this page
- https://www.pratt.edu
- https://www.pratt.edu/resources/undergraduate-application-requirements-high-school-applicants/
- https://www.pratt.edu/admissions/international/
- https://catalog.pratt.edu/undergraduate/tuition-fees/tuition-fees.pdf
- https://www.pratt.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/
- https://www.pratt.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/apply/application-requirements/
- https://www.pratt.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/apply/application-requirements/departmental-requirements/
- https://www.pratt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Graduate-Tuition-by-Program-25-26.pdf
Taken from the school’s website and checked on 2026-10-27. Schools change their requirements every year; open the official pages above to confirm the current version before you apply.