School of Visual Arts Business Programs

School of Visual Arts is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SVA has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Highest Paid Advertising Graduates	College Factual
#21	Highest Paid Public Relations & Advertising Graduates	College Factual

Where Is School of Visual Arts?

Contact details for SVA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	209 E 23Rd St, New York, NY 10010
Phone:	212-592-2000
Website:	www.sva.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SchoolOfVisualArts
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/sva_news

How Do I Get Into SVA?

You can apply to SVA online at: https://sva.edu/admissions/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for SVA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	neither required nor recommended
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SVA?

The acceptance rate at School of Visual Arts is 72%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 55% of students accepted to SVA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 545 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 680.

SVA received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 27.

Can I Afford School of Visual Arts?

The overall average net price of SVA is $65,302. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SVA, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $11,644 a year. That adds up to $46,576 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SVA is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

School of Visual Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,192 undergraduate students at SVA, with 3,107 being full-time and 85 being part-time.

There are also 500 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,107 full-time undergraduates at SVA, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of School of Visual Arts students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	465
Black or African American	115
Hispanic or Latino	303
White	561
International Students	1,613
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at School of Visual Arts. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at SVA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at School of Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	TOTAL
Advertising	27	27
TOTAL	27	27

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.