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Savannah College of Art and Design is a private regional university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah College of Art and Design is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Savannah College of Art and Design is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,071 10 years after enrolling, 22nd in Georgia, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Savannah College of Art and Design bachelor students earn 3% more than the national average. Savannah College of Art and Design is ranked 20th in Georgia.
Savannah College of Art and Design’s median net annual cost of $44,632 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Savannah College of Art and Design sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, Graphic Comms, Broadcast & Digital Comms, FIlm, Video & Photography, Drama, Fine & Studio Arts - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$44,632
Average years to graduate
4.4
Apparel and Textiles
Rank: #37
Economic score: 9.32
Architectural Science&Tech
Rank: #12
Economic score: 9.43
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services.
Rank: #7
Economic score: 18.5
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Savannah College of Art and Design - Design & Applied Arts, Graphic Comms, FIlm, Video & Photography, Broadcast & Digital Comms, Apparel and Textiles, Fine & Studio Arts - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Rank: #13
Economic score: 0.48
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Rank: #13
Economic score: 0.98
Historic Preservation and Conservation.
Rank: #2
Economic score: 1.09
Architectural Science&Tech
Rank: #12
Economic score: 1.52
Drama
Rank: #31
Economic score: 1.93
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Rank: #2
Economic score: 2.26
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 70% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Savannah College of Art and Design is 24% higher than the state average, and 13% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Savannah College of Art and Design, Pell Grant recipients represent 18% of the measured graduating class, 17% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Savannah College of Art and Design graduates within 4.5 years.
Savannah College of Art and Design is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Savannah College of Art and Design’s economic mobility score of 1.94 is calculated by adjusting the 10.77 economic score of lower-income students by the 18% pell grant recipients within the student body. Savannah College of Art and Design’s EMS of 1.94 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Savannah College of Art and Design pays $44,632 a year, $13,885 less than the $58,517 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $44,632
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Savannah College of Art and Design, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $44,632 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 46% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $11,775. This is 8% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,046
Pell grants
$4,491
State grants
$4,071
Institutional grants
$10,884
Savannah College of Art and Design offers 5 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Savannah College of Art and Design offers 14 programs, 10 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
19
Hybrid programs
7
Percentage of programs online
31%
Savannah College of Art and Design's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 81% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 14,914 applicants, of which 12,047 were admitted and 2,685 enrolled. Savannah College of Art and Design has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While Savannah College of Art and Design has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
91%
83%
Female
69%
59%
First time
66%
59%
In-state
15%
68%
1st generation
18%
35%
White
51%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
6%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
23%
12%