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Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, Georgia · Private nonprofit · 4-year · City

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At a glance

Average net price
$49,430What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
83%
Graduation rate
70%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
15,243
In-state tuition
$41,630Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$41,630
SAT midpoint
Not reported
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$45,954Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$49,430

Better than 1% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

70%

Better than 75% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$45,954

Better than 25% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$25,148

Better than 40% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$63,627

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$49,430

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Savannah College of Art and Design
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time70%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return86%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$25,148
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$45,954

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Savannah College of Art and Design by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Human Computer Interaction$83,50045
Architectural Sciences and Technology$48,18173
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$40,139353
Apparel and Textiles$31,57495
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$28,41820
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$23,976361
Graphic Communications$23,451524
Design and Applied Arts$23,400755
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$20,68234
Fine and Studio Arts$20,643104
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$20,532220
Engineering, GeneralNot reported100
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsNot reported35
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansNot reported9
Systems Science and TheoryNot reported9
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesNot reported8
Manufacturing EngineeringNot reported4
Architectural History, Criticism, and ConservationNot reported2
Historic Preservation and ConservationNot reported2
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business ServicesNot reportedNot reported

All 20 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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