Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia · Also known as SCAD · Website
$45,954
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,954
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Savannah College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Savannah, Georgia with 15,243 undergraduates and 2,998 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $49,430 a year (tuition and fees $41,630). It admits 83% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,954 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,148 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$49,430
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,630
US median $11,837
Admission rate
83%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,148
About $267 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,954
Rank 1,887 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $49,430
- Tuition and fees
- $41,630
- Cost of attendance
- $63,627
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 34%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $44,858
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $45,198
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $48,668
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $51,558
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $52,147
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $34,970 in 2015-16 to $41,630 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1,173
- Undergraduates
- 15,243
- Graduate students
- 2,998
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 71%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 43
- Endowment
- $412.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,887 of 5,094 US colleges and 40 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $49,430 | $16,487 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,630 | $8,578 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 83% | 74% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 42% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,148 | $16,542 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,110 | $33,044 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,954 | $38,579 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
43 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 755 | $26,200 | $23,400 | $45,923 | $51,490 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 524 | $25,300 | $23,451 | $43,058 | $43,283 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 361 | $25,905 | $23,976 | $41,651 | $43,765 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 353 | $24,506 | $40,139 | $64,076 | $50,497 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 220 | $27,000 | $20,532 | $35,177 | $39,775 |
| Design and Applied ArtsMaster's | Master's | 151 | $82,741 | $40,987 | $65,866 | $70,073 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 126 | $65,832 | $60,278 | $81,814 | $75,972 |
| Graphic CommunicationsMaster's | Master's | 119 | $99,295 | $41,411 | $51,962 | $57,810 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 108 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $27,000 | $20,643 | $41,153 | $41,367 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Apparel and TextilesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $25,666 | $31,574 | $55,925 | $57,640 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's | Master's | 92 | $95,380 | $37,493 | $53,996 | $51,486 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $24,500 | $48,181 | $64,052 | $70,074 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's | Master's | 63 | $81,865 | $26,106 | $47,617 | $49,978 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 56 | $47,833 | $84,153 | $103,650 | $121,855 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 49 | $81,000 | $40,980 | $40,129 | $49,079 |
| Human Computer InteractionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $24,499 | $83,500 | $113,397 | $50,526 |
| Engineering, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 44 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $25,666 | $20,682 | $26,064 | $44,889 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansMaster's | Master's | 22 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 20 | $76,406 | $61,139 | $77,917 | $77,466 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $25,000 | $28,418 | $48,189 | $48,471 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,591 | $64,808 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Savannah College of Art and Design cost?
$49,430 a year is the average net price at Savannah College of Art and Design after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,630, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $63,627. Families earning under $30,000 pay $44,858 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Savannah College of Art and Design?
83% of applicants are admitted to Savannah College of Art and Design. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,173. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Savannah College of Art and Design graduates earn?
$45,954 a year is the median pay of former Savannah College of Art and Design students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,110 after 6 years). That ranks 1,887 of 5,094 US colleges and 40 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's) at $84,153.
How much student debt do Savannah College of Art and Design graduates have?
$25,148 is the median federal student loan debt of Savannah College of Art and Design graduates, about $267 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 34% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Savannah College of Art and Design?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Savannah College of Art and Design finish within 6 years. 86% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Savannah College of Art and Design?
Design and Applied Arts (755 bachelor's graduates), Graphic Communications (524 bachelor's graduates), Film/Video and Photographic Arts (361 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 43 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.