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Pratt Institute of Design

Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute Seal.png
Motto Be true to your work, and your work will be true to you.
Type Private
Established 1887
Endowment $123 million
Chairman Bruce Gitlin
President Frances Bronet
Provost Kirk E. Pillow
Academic staff
1,049
Undergraduates 3,076
Postgraduates 1,612
Location Brooklyn, New York, United States
Campus Urban
25 acres (10 hectares)
Fight Song "Black and Yellow"
Colors Black and cadmium yellow          
Athletics NCAA Division III, Hudson Valley Athletic Conference
Mascot The Cannoneer
Website www.pratt.edu
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Pratt Institute Historic District
Pratt Institute is located in New York City
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is located in New York
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is located in the US
Pratt Institute
Location Roughly bounded by Hall St., Dekalb Ave., Willoughby St. and Emerson Pl., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°41′28″N 73°57′50″W / 40.69111°N 73.96389°W / 40.69111; -73.96389Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 73°57′50″W / 40.69111°N 73.96389°W / 40.69111; -73.96389
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance, Romanesque
NRHP reference #

90001138

Added to NRHP March 23, 2005

Pratt Institute is a private, nonsectarian, non-profit institution of higher learning located in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, United States, with a satellite campus located at 14th Street in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York (Pratt MWP). The school originated in 1887 with programs primarily in engineering, architecture, and fine arts. Comprising six schools, the Institute is primarily known for its highly ranked programs in architecture, interior design, and industrial design, and offers both undergraduate and Master's degree programs in a variety of fields, with a strong focus on research.

U.S. News & World Report lists Pratt as one of the top 20 colleges in the Regional Universities North category.Princeton Review recognizes Pratt as being one of the best colleges in the northeast, making it among the top 25% of all four-year colleges and universities in the United States.

Pratt Institute was founded in 1887 by American industrialist Charles Pratt, who was a successful businessman and oil tycoon and was one of the wealthiest men in the history of Brooklyn. Pratt was an early pioneer of the oil industry in the United States and was the founder of Astral Oil Works based in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn which was a leader in replacing whale oil with petroleum or natural oil. In 1867, Pratt established Charles Pratt and Company. In 1874, Pratt’s companies were purchased by John D. Rockefeller and became part of his Standard Oil trust while Pratt continued to run the companies himself.


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