Admissions

To creativity and beyond

Here's (almost) everything you ever wanted to know about entry requirements, tuition, what our catalog has to say, and even more.

Placement Testing

Click Here for Sample Questions for the COMPASS Assessment Test

To ensure proper placement in English and mathematics courses, a student entering The Art Institute of Philadelphia is required to take the ASSET/COMPASS test to determine skill level in writing, reading, and math (including algebra). Exceptions to the ASSET/COMPASS test are granted to those incoming students with transferable college credits in mathematics and/or English. Students who have earned scores of 500 or higher in the verbal portion of the SAT test and/or of 450 or above in the mathematics portion are exempt. Students who have earned scores of 21 or higher in the English portion of the ACT test and/or 18 or higher in the mathematics portion are also exempt. Students will be assigned to skills enhancement courses or to college-level English and mathematics based on their ASSET/COMPASS test scores, SAT scores and/or ACT scores.

In order to determine appropriate skill level Fashion Design students will be tested in basic clothing construction principles.

The Art Institute of Philadelphia

1622 Chestnut Street  Philadelphia, PA 19103-5119 • 1.215.567.7080 • 1.800.275.2474

Urgent Message from the Admissions Department at The Art Institute of Philadelphia
New Student Orientation at The Art Institute of Philadelphia will be held as scheduled on Saturday January 10 with breakfast available at 8:00 a.m. and the program starting at 9:00 a.m. Students who find it impossible to attend due to possible inclement weather should contact their Admissions Representative as soon as possible for further instructions.
    Important Phone Numbers:
  • School Information: 800.275.2474
Background