School of Visual Arts

New York, NY · Private for-profit · https://sva.edu/ ↗

School of Visual Arts is a private for-profit college in New York, New York, located in a large city. It enrolls 3,244 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards bachelor's degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Design and Applied Arts, Computer Software and Media Applications, and Film/Video and Photographic Arts.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Design and Applied Arts · Computer Software and Media Applications · Film/Video and Photographic Arts

School of Visual Arts at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
3,244
Similar schools: 455
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$59,593
Similar schools: $31,853
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
92.6%
Similar schools: 100.0%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
77.8%
Similar schools: 37.1%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$52,320
Similar schools: $44,016
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$27,000
Similar schools: $28,667
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
85.5%
Similar schools: 66.7%

What the data shows about School of Visual Arts

Comparisons below use the medians for the 143 private for-profit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $59,593 a year, higher than the $31,853 median for similar schools. It admits 92.6% of applicants, lower than the 100.0% median. 85.5% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 66.7%). 77.8% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 37.1% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $52,320, higher than the $44,016 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $27,000 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $28,667).