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Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, Georgia

https://www.scad.edu

#494 National Colleges

95.91% Admission Rate
Least Selective

11,992 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private nonprofit art school with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lacoste, France.

Founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast of the United States, the university now operates two locations in Georgia, a degree-granting online education program, and a study abroad location in Lacoste, France. The university enrolls more than 14,000 students from across the United States and around the world with international students comprising up to 17 percent of the student population. SCAD is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and other professional accrediting bodies.

"Savannah College of Art and Design." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_College_of_Art_and_Design.
Location

City
Savannah, Georgia

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Locale
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Visual And Performing Arts 53.5%
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services 18.2%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 14.4%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 7.3%
Architecture And Related Services 3.5%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.5%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.1%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 0.4%
Engineering 0.2%

Cost

Tuition
$38,075.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
42.08%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$43,641.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1162 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 600 555 510
Verbal 640 590 540

ACT Scores

24 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 22 18
English 29 25 21