1887 - 2005

Pratt InstituteStatistical Presentation

General Information

Institute Ranking

Institute Organization

Student Information

Academic Programs

Faculty & Staff

Finance

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General Information

● Pratt Institute was founded 1887 by Charles Pratt, an industrialist who made his fortune in petroleum. The first class in art consisted of twelve students, and began in October of 1887.

● The Institute is organized into four schools on two campuses. The schools are: Art and Design, Architecture, Information and Library Science, and Liberal Arts and Sciences.

● Pratt employs more than 800 full-time, visiting and adjunct faculty members, who are working professionals in the arts, architecture, design and business.

● Pratt Institute enrolls more than 5,000 students, including Continuing Education students and Munson-Williams Proctor students.

● Pratt’s operational budget exceeds 120,000,000 dollars. About 20% of it represent expenses for student financial aid.

General Information

● Students of Pratt Institute generate 125,000 credits yearly in more than 80 majors.

● Pratt students represent 47 American states and 55 foreign countries.

● The number of Pratt alumni is about 28,000.

● Institute campus consist of 30 buildings on 25 acres.

● Pratt Library was the first free public library in the USA

Pratt Library, 1906

Institute Ranking

Pratt Institute is ranked by the US News and World Report magazine among the top schools in the country in the field of Art and Design.

Pratt’s Painting program ranked as 10th in the nation, and Printmaking Program is 8th, together with Yale University Printmaking Program.

Pratt’s Fine Arts program ranked 19th in the US, higher than the Art programs of such universities as Berkley, Stanford, or Cornell.

Board of Trustees

VP Student Affairs

Director Institutional Research & Assessment President

•Academic Deans

•Libraries

•Continuing Education.

•Registrar

Institute Organization

VP Enrollment Management

VP Institutional Advancement

VP Finance and Operations

Provost …………….

Academic Senate …….

•Residential Life

•Health & Counseling

•International Affairs

•Student Activities

•Budget

•Human Resources

•Facilities

•Security

•Public Relations

•Alumni Affairs

•Communications

•Grants and Giving

•Admissions

•Marketing

•Financial Aid

Denotes Advisory Role

Student Information

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004

Undergraduate 3,198 3,403 3,494 2,811 2,490 2,008 2,921 3,623

Graduate 925 1,148 1,006 861 894 1,332 1,297 1,489

TOTAL 4,123 4,551 4,500 3,672 3,384 3,340 4,218 5,112

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Art & Design64%

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Information and Library Science

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Center for CE13%

Student Information

Headcount Enrollment ‘2004 by SchoolNumber of Students

Percent

Architecture 799 16

Art & Design 3,275 64

Liberal Art & Sciences 124 2

Information & Library Science 241 5

Center for Continuing Education 673 13

TOTAL 5,112 100

Student Information

Headcount Enrollment ‘2004 by Ethnic OriginNumber of Students

Percent

Black 405 8

Asian 1,005 20

Hispanic 359 7

White 2,717 53

Unspecified 626 12

TOTAL 5,112 100

Black8%

Asian20%

Hispanic7%

White53%

Unspecified12%

Student Information

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Student Information

Domestic Students by State

New York - 59%

Other states - 15%

Florida - 1%Texas - 2%California - 2%

Massachusetts - 3%

Connecticut - 3%

Pennsylvania - 3%

New Jersey - 12%

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Academic Programs

Ten Most Popular Majors

Major Enrollment, Fall 2004

Bachelor of Architecture 545Graphic design 312M.S. Communications Design 247Industrial Design 231Illustration 213M.S. Library and Information Science 213Fashion Design 176Painting 175M.S. Interior Design 171M.F.A. Fine Arts 169

Academic Programs

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Academic Programs

Credits Taught by School

School Credits Taught, Fall 2004

Architecture 9,502

Art & Design 38,533

Liberal Arts & Science 11,720

Information & Library Science 1,440

TOTAL 61,195

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Faculty and Staff

Employees Headcount, Fall Semesters

  1990 1997 2004

Faculty * 525 607 861

Administration 175 163 196

Staff      

Clerical/Secretarial 111 71 59

Maintenance 74 54 50

Technical 24 16 13

Security 41 32 30

Total Staff 250 173 152

Total Employees 950 943 1,209

* Includes faculty administration and chairpersons

Faculty and Staff

Faculty Members by Rank and Status, Fall 2004

  ProfessorAssociate Professor

Assistant Professor

Instructor TOTAL

Full-Time 52 35 23 0 110

Adjunct 43 69 80 27 219

Visiting 12 52 234 207 505

TOTAL 107 156 337 234 834

Faculty by Rank

Professor13%

Associate Professor19%

Assistant Professor40%

Instructor28%

Faculty by Status

Full-Time13%

Adjunct26%

Visiting61%

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