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Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah College of Art and Design is a private campus in Savannah proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Savannah College of Art and Design — 13.9% of its 15,243 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$41,693

family income
under $30k

$42,451

$30–48k

$45,149

$48–75k

$47,652

$75–110k

$47,565

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$49,4302023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Savannah College of Art and Design rose from $33,163 (2008) to $49,430 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$33,163
2009	$33,329
2010	$33,260
2011	$33,219
2012	$35,014
2013	$37,132
2014	$36,902
2015	$39,690
2016	$40,870
2017	$42,355
2018	$43,641
2019	$44,632
2020	$44,270
2021	$44,790
2022	$45,450
2023	$49,430

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$63,6272024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Savannah College of Art and Design rose from $40,636 (2009) to $63,627 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$40,636
2010	$43,609
2011	$45,153
2012	$47,072
2013	$49,179
2014	$50,774
2015	$51,994
2016	$53,657
2017	$54,659
2018	$55,793
2019	$56,930
2020	$58,367
2021	$57,722
2022	$58,970
2023	$59,670
2024	$63,627

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,200
2001	$17,825
2002	$17,955
2003	$19,035
2004	$20,250
2005	$21,600
2006	$22,950
2007	$24,890
2008	$26,465
2013	$33,450
2014	$34,295
2015	$34,970
2016	$35,690
2017	$36,410
2018	$37,130
2019	$38,075
2020	$38,075
2021	$38,840
2022	$39,605
2023	$40,595

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $41,630 before grants and other attendance costs. At Savannah College of Art and Design, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Savannah College of Art and Design is a big school: 15,243 undergraduates at last count.

69.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Savannah College of Art and Design within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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69.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Savannah College of Art and Design rose from 48.4% (entered 1991) to 69.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	48.4%
1992 cohort	51.5%
1993 cohort	53%
1994 cohort	57.9%
1995 cohort	57%
1996 cohort	49.7%
1997 cohort	62.4%
1998 cohort	61.5%
1999 cohort	68.8%
2000 cohort	58.7%
2001 cohort	68.2%
2002 cohort	65.6%
2003 cohort	66.2%
2004 cohort	66.7%
2005 cohort	64.3%
2006 cohort	65.3%
2007 cohort	68.3%
2008 cohort	65%
2009 cohort	66.7%
2010 cohort	67.3%
2011 cohort	64.8%
2012 cohort	68.5%
2013 cohort	70.2%
2014 cohort	72.5%
2015 cohort	71.5%
2016 cohort	72.5%
2017 cohort	70.5%
2018 cohort	69.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,823	$3,791
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,333	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,651	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,677	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$6,458
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,438
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$3,792
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,991	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,375	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$6,774
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,166	$7,334
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$6,667
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,148	$6,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$34,110

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$42,062

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$45,954

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Savannah College of Art and Design admitted 13,241 of 15,956 applicants in Fall 2024. The 83% rate describes that application pool.

83%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $40,595 tuition · 2023–24 15,243 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1030–12701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Savannah College of Art and Design received 15,956 applications and admitted 13,241 (83%), with 3,496 enrolling.

Savannah College of Art and Design reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Savannah College of Art and Design’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–660 and Math was 490–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1030–1270 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	610	660
SAT Math	490	550	610
ACT Composite	21	24	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

83%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	84.1%
Fall 2002	82.9%
Fall 2003	77.3%
Fall 2004	72.6%
Fall 2005	68%
Fall 2006	57.8%
Fall 2007	53.8%
Fall 2008	64.3%
Fall 2009	67.9%
Fall 2010	62.6%
Fall 2011	48.7%
Fall 2012	62.9%
Fall 2013	65.5%
Fall 2014	66.5%
Fall 2015	69.9%
Fall 2016	71.7%
Fall 2017	92.9%
Fall 2018	97.1%
Fall 2019	95.9%
Fall 2020	77.9%
Fall 2021	80.8%
Fall 2022	81.7%
Fall 2023	83.7%
Fall 2024	83%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1030–1270Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	950	1190
Fall 2002	970	1220
Fall 2003	960	1200
Fall 2004	970	1200
Fall 2005	970	1180
Fall 2006	950	1180
Fall 2007	980	1190
Fall 2008	950	1170
Fall 2009	960	1190
Fall 2010	960	1190
Fall 2011	940	1180
Fall 2012	940	1180
Fall 2013	940	1180
Fall 2014	950	1180
Fall 2015	940	1180
Fall 2016	950	1190
Fall 2017	1030	1230
Fall 2018	1030	1230
Fall 2019	1050	1240
Fall 2022	1060	1280
Fall 2023	1050	1280
Fall 2024	1030	1270

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	26
Fall 2002	20	26
Fall 2003	19	26
Fall 2004	20	27
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	21	26
Fall 2008	21	25
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	20	26
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	21	27
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	21	27
Fall 2017	21	27
Fall 2018	21	27
Fall 2019	21	27
Fall 2022	20	28
Fall 2023	21	28
Fall 2024	21	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

15,243Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Savannah College of Art and Design rose from 5,015 (Fall 2002) to 15,243 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,015
Fall 2003	5,278
Fall 2004	5,698
Fall 2005	6,062
Fall 2006	6,834
Fall 2007	7,423
Fall 2008	7,574
Fall 2009	8,057
Fall 2010	8,230
Fall 2011	8,634
Fall 2012	8,746
Fall 2013	8,750
Fall 2014	8,846
Fall 2015	9,421
Fall 2016	9,931
Fall 2017	10,568
Fall 2018	11,363
Fall 2019	11,992
Fall 2020	11,398
Fall 2021	12,542
Fall 2022	13,352
Fall 2023	14,423
Fall 2024	15,243

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Savannah College of Art and Design has held near 86% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	83%
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	80%
Fall 2007 cohort	70%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	82%
Fall 2010 cohort	82%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	81%
Fall 2013 cohort	82%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	83%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	84%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	81%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	87%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Savannah College of Art and Design

18.8% of Savannah College of Art and Design's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Savannah College of Art and Design as a primarily residential campus of 15,243 undergraduates — and 86.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Savannah College of Art and Design's SAT section-percentile sums are 1030–1270 — their midpoint is above the GA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Savannah College of Art and Design's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Savannah College of Art and Design compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Savannah College of Art and Design83%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Savannah College of Art and Design$41,630

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Savannah College of Art and Design's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Savannah College of Art and Design$45,954

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

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Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Savannah College of Art and Design	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	83%	70.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,630	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$45,954	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Savannah College of Art and Design, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Savannah College of Art and Design federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	$128,600
Human Computer Interaction	$113,397
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$64,076
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$64,052
Apparel and Textiles	$55,925
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$48,189
Design and Applied Arts	$45,923
Graphic Communications	$43,058
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$41,651
Fine and Studio Arts	$41,153
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$35,177
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	$26,064

These 12 fields listed for Savannah College of Art and Design measure earnings after completion. The $45,954 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 8 additional Savannah College of Art and Design fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Savannah College of Art and Design report?

Savannah College of Art and Design's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1030–1270 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Savannah College of Art and Design's acceptance rate?

83% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 13,241 admitted from 15,956 applicants.

How much does Savannah College of Art and Design cost?

At Savannah College of Art and Design, tuition is $41,630. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Savannah College of Art and Design report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $45,954. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Reinhardt University — 61.5% admitted
Toccoa Falls College — 66% admitted
Truett McConnell University — 78.3% admitted
Valdosta State University — 72.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.