School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, ILPrivate nonprofitWriting Department

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Writing Department offers a BFA in Writing and a two-year MFA in Writing. Both programs emphasize writing across genres and hybrid forms within an art and design school, and students may take studio electives across SAIC.

Eligible creative writing degrees

Each program has its own page with admissions, tuition, funding and sources.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing (BFAW)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Writing

Chicago, IL

Campus-based

Fiction · Poetry · Playwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary

Duration not verified

Funding not verified

$59,460 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate (30 credit hours) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Master of Fine Arts in Writing (MFAW)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing

Chicago, IL

Campus-based

Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry · Playwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary

Two years

Partial funding

$2,066 per credit · All students — Graduate, per credit hour · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Literary journals, readings and facilities

Literary journals

MouthSource: saic.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Institution

Official name: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Control: Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address: 36 S Wabash, Chicago, IL 60603
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Website: www.saic.edu

Sources

Last verified October 9, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 9, 2026
saic.edu/writing/graduate/overview — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
saic.edu/writing/undergraduate/overview — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026

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