Savannah College of Art and Design Overview

Located in Savannah, Georgia, Savannah College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Savannah College of Art and Design Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at SCAD.
• During a recent academic cycle, 86% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SCAD makes roughly $45,954 a year. This is 13% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from SCAD to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Savannah College of Art and Design?

Contact details for SCAD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	342 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31402-3146
Phone:	912-525-5000
Website:	www.scad.edu

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How Do I Get Into SCAD?

You can apply to SCAD online at: www.scad.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for SCAD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SCAD?

SCAD has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to SCAD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 510 and 620.

SCAD received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 28.

Can I Afford Savannah College of Art and Design?

The overall average net price of SCAD is $47,966. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SCAD, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $13,317 a year. That adds up to $53,268 over four years for those students.

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Savannah College of Art and Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,679 undergraduate students at SCAD, with 9,126 being full-time and 2,553 being part-time.

There are also 2,586 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,126 full-time undergraduates at SCAD, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Savannah College of Art and Design students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	511
Black or African American	1,074
Hispanic or Latino	631
White	4,657
International Students	1,784
Other Races/Ethnicities	469

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Savannah College of Art and Design. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 115 countries are represented at SCAD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Savannah College of Art and Design Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Design & Applied Arts	0	755	151	906
Graphic Communications	0	524	119	643
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	4	353	126	483
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	361	92	453
Drama & Theater Arts	0	220	63	283
Fine & Studio Arts	0	104	49	153
General Engineering	0	100	44	144
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	35	108	143
Textile & Apparel Studies	0	95	0	95
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	73	20	93
Information Technology	0	0	56	56
Audiovisual Communications	0	34	19	53
Human Computer Interaction	0	45	0	45
Writing Studies	0	20	18	38
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	9	22	31
Systems Theory	0	9	17	26
Sustainability Science	0	0	18	18
Manufacturing Engineering	0	4	12	16
Animal Services	0	8	0	8
Historic Preservation	0	2	3	5
Architectural History	0	2	0	2
Urban & Regional Planning	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	4	2,753	938	3,695

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
• Image Credit: By Jeff Clemmons. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.