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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.

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
$58,6281,968th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$49,1401,794th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$49,1401,790th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$75,0161,848th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,4591,277th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,8551,690th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
74.9%302nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.1%304th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
91.3%1,275th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1337154th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,432637th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.7%1,929th highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$46,087$48,823
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Sciencebachelors$38,829$37,568
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$27,516$31,567
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$25,967$24,863
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,588$17,489
Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technologybachelors$15,861$13,132
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to School of Visual Arts’s 3,432 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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