School of Visual Arts

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Acceptance Rate

92.6%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1188–1490

User Accept Rate

100.0%

Tuition

$49,140

Undergrad Enrollment

3,432

Applicants

3,458

Yield Rate

23.6%

Student:Faculty

8:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.25
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.68
SAT: 1360
ACT: 30

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.51
SAT: 1400
ACT: —

Round: REA

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.66
SAT: 1440
ACT: —

Round: ED

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 2.73
SAT: —
ACT: 31

Round: RD

Applicant profiles for this college

2025	ACCEPTED	3.25	—	—	EA
2024	ACCEPTED	3.68	1360	30	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	3.51	1400	—	REA
2025	ACCEPTED	3.66	1440	—	ED
2025	ACCEPTED	2.73	—	31	RD

What you pay

$57,914/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $231,656 over four years.

What grads earn

$34,286/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $31,770 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 6.8 years of pay.

66% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

8.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of School of Visual Arts’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$50,966

$30–48k$51,122

$48–75k$62,189

$75–110k$64,863

Over $110k$62,858

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

75%

Completion · all

76%

Completion · Pell

72%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

67%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, medium, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied

3,458

Admitted

3,15891.3%

Enrolled

74724% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

87.4%▼ +16.3pp

Application Volume

3,462 applicants▼ 19%

School of Visual Arts has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Robbery	1	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Illustration290 grads

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design182 grads

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects83 grads

Photography61 grads

Computer Graphics59 grads

Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other53 grads

Fine/Studio Arts, General47 grads

Art History, Criticism and Conservation13 grads

Interior Design10 grads

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia9 grads

4yr Grad Rate

63%

6yr Grad Rate

74%

Retention Rate

85%

Median Earnings

$46,459