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 1% student loan default rate at SCAD is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at SCAD.
• For the <nil> academic year, 86% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from SCAD with a bachelor's degree make about $45,661 a year. That's 12% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SCAD?

SCAD has an acceptance rate of 81%, 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 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

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 46% of students took out student loans averaging $11,775 a year. That adds up to $47,100 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SCAD is 1.4%. 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.

Savannah College of Art and Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,772 undergraduate students at SCAD, with 10,536 being full-time and 2,236 being part-time.

There are also 2,864 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,536 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	614
Black or African American	1,209
Hispanic or Latino	723
White	5,460
International Students	1,897
Other Races/Ethnicities	633

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.

Online Learning at Savannah College of Art and Design

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at SCAD. In 2020-2021, 3,444 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SCAD has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of SCAD

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Savannah College of Art and Design was 11.2%. This is the #1,344 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SCAD regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

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