School of Visual Arts
New York, New York · Also known as SVA, School of Visual Arts · Website
$46,459
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,459
median earnings, 10 years after starting
School of Visual Arts is a for-profit 4-year college in New York, New York with 3,244 undergraduates and 557 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $57,914 a year (tuition and fees $51,400). It admits 93% of applicants and 76% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,459 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$57,914
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$51,400
US median $11,837
Admission rate
93%
US median 78%
Completion rate
76%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,459
Rank 1,829 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
- $57,914
- Tuition and fees
- $51,400
- Cost of attendance
- $78,051
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $50,966
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $51,122
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $62,189
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $64,863
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $62,858
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 $35,000 in 2015-16 to $51,400 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
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1,320
- SAT reading, middle
- 630
- SAT math, middle
- 622
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 3,244
- Graduate students
- 557
- Part-time students
- 1.8%
- Women
- 74%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 76%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 16
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 1,829 of 5,094 US colleges and 170 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $57,914 | $17,682 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $51,400 | $13,810 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 93% | 73% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 76% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 79% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $15,250 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,855 | $38,937 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,459 | $47,733 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 52% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 333 | $27,000 | $36,272 | $67,483 | $58,894 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 250 | $27,000 | $15,985 | $33,288 | $51,490 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 152 | $27,000 | $20,312 | $41,271 | $43,765 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsMaster's | Master's | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,083 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $27,000 | $22,478 | $30,125 | $43,283 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's | Master's | 65 | $79,311 | $33,463 | $39,654 | $51,486 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $26,596 | $21,344 | $34,286 | $41,367 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 49 | $66,507 | Withheld | $46,609 | $49,079 |
| Human Computer InteractionMaster's | Master's | 36 | $94,288 | $99,137 | $157,345 | $115,403 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 34 | Withheld | $91,346 | $126,448 | $80,125 |
| Design and Applied ArtsMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | $48,325 | $65,176 | $70,073 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | $48,429 | $59,511 | $71,416 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,497 |
| Systems Science and TheoryMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | $68,946 | Withheld | $111,527 |
| Museology/Museum StudiesMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,692 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
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Questions and answers
How much does School of Visual Arts cost?
$57,914 a year is the average net price at School of Visual Arts after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $51,400, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $78,051. Families earning under $30,000 pay $50,966 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at School of Visual Arts?
93% of applicants are admitted to School of Visual Arts. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,320 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do School of Visual Arts graduates earn?
$46,459 a year is the median pay of former School of Visual Arts students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,855 after 6 years). That ranks 1,829 of 5,094 US colleges and 170 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Human Computer Interaction (Master's) at $99,137.
How much student debt do School of Visual Arts graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of School of Visual Arts graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 26% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at School of Visual Arts?
76% of first-time, full-time students at School of Visual Arts finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at School of Visual Arts?
Computer Software and Media Applications (333 bachelor's graduates), Design and Applied Arts (250 bachelor's graduates), Film/Video and Photographic Arts (152 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 16 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.