School of Visual Arts
New York, NY · For-profit · Large city · SVA · School of Visual Arts
For-profit institution in New York, NY · 3,432 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $46,459 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 15%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 15%Average SAT
- Top 17%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $58,6281,984th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $49,1401,811th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $49,1401,807th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $75,0161,864th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,4591,283rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,8551,701st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 74.9%304th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.1%307th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 91.3%1,287th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1337154th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,432637th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 14.7%1,945th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (LGA)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- RDJan 12
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 7 of 7 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $46,087 | $48,823 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | $38,829 | $37,568 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $27,516 | $31,567 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $25,967 | $24,863 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $21,588 | $17,489 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $15,861 | $13,132 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitesva.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 197151)
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