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Summary
School of Visual Arts is a proprietary institution that was founded in 1947. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,690 and its setting is urban. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Its tuition and fees are $31,030 (2012-13).
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The School of Visual Arts, located in New York City, is one of the largest independent regionally accredited colleges of art in the United States. One aspect that distinguishes SVA from other colleges is the size and professional standing of its faculty. More than 900 working professionals, representing an array of fields in the fine and applied arts, share their talents and experiences as members of the SVA faculty. Each faculty member is committed to the professional art world as well as to teaching the next generation of artists. To ensure that students are well prepared for the challenges they will face in life and art, the SVA faculty includes 250 scholars, authors, critics, and historians teaching art history and humanities courses. |
General Information
| School type | proprietary, coed college |
| Year founded | 1947 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | urban |
| 2011 Endowment | $0 |
Applying
When applying to School of Visual Arts, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling, and the early action deadline is December 1. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due February 1. The application fee at School of Visual Arts is $50. It has an an acceptance rate of 73.5 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | N/A |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 73.6% |
| Application deadline | rolling |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | February 1 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at School of Visual Arts is 9:1, and the school has 75.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at School of Visual Arts include: Graphic Design; Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other; Photography; Fine/Studio Arts, General; and Illustration. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 82.2 percent.
Student Life
School of Visual Arts has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,690, with a gender distribution of 41.0 percent male students and 59.0 percent female students. At this school, 29.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 71.0 percent of students live off campus.
| Total enrollment | 4,296 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | N/A |
Campus Info & Services
School of Visual Arts offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, and health insurance. School of Visual Arts also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at School of Visual Arts.
| Students who have cars on campus | 0% |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At School of Visual Arts, 53.2 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $9,851.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $31,030 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $16,200 (2012-13) |
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* Overview details based on 2011 data
