OUR HOME & CAMPUS
26 miles of open lakefront 29 beaches 303 miles of bike lanes 600 parks 8,300 acres of green spaces 56 museums 125 art galleries 7,300+ restaurants 500 public artworks 250 live music venues 200+ theaters 200 professional dance companies
SAIC is proud that nationally reported statistics reflect that our campus is one of the safest colleges among our art and design college peers, even those located in smaller, less urban locations.
• S AIC is located in the heart of the city’s bustling tourist and financial district, walking distance from destination shopping at our famous “Magnificent Mile.”
• W ithin a six-block radius of our campus there are more than 100,000 college students, the second most populated college neighborhood in the US.
74 music festivals 40 annual film festivals 36 annual parades 8 professional sports teams 2 major airports The singular home of the Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Lollapalooza and more.
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
• C hicago is comprised of more than 100 neighborhoods that are spread across 234 square miles.
• SAIC is home to nearly 3,500 students from across the US and from more than 80 countries throughout the world.
36 S. Wabash Ave., suite 1201 Chicago, IL 60603 800.232.7242 or 312.629.6100 admiss@saic.edu
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CHICAGO BY THE NUMBERS
SWEET HOME, CHICAGO Chicago is our campus. We feed Chicago’s creative energy, and the city feeds ours. Home to renowned cultural institutions, parks, shopping districts, gallery districts, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago provides a comprehensive learning experience for our students. As a member of our community, we want you to know that student safety is our top priority. So, we wanted to take this opportunity to share some facts about our city, our neighborhood, and SAIC.