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Acceptance Rate 82.98%
Yield 26.40%
SAT Score 1,160
ACT Score 24
Applicants 15,956

SCAD Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 82.98% at Savannah College of Art and Design. Total 15,956 students applied and 13,241 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,160 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$100
Graduate Application Fees$100
Admission Informationwww.scad.edu/admission
Online Applicationwww.scad.edu/admission/apply
Acceptance Rate82.98%
Average Test Scores1,160 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 82.98%. A total of 15,956 students (4,027 men and 11,929 women) have applied to and 13,241 (3,244 men and 9,997 women) students admitted to Savannah College of Art and Design.
Among them, 949 male and 2,547 female students have enrolled into SCAD and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 26.40%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SCAD
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants15,9564,02711,92900
Admitted13,2413,2449,99700
Enrolled3,4969492,54700
Acceptance Rate 82.98% 80.56% 83.80% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 26.40% 29.25% 25.48% - -
[Chart] Savannah College of Art and Design Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At SCAD, 567 applicants (16% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 428 applicants (12%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,160 at SCAD. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,270 and 25th percentile score is 1,030.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at SCAD. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of SCAD with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at SCAD
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total103011601270
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540610660
Math490550610
ACT Composite212428
Math182125
English212530
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Savannah College of Art and Design, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for SCAD
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at SCAD

The calendar system at Savannah College of Art and Design is Quarter. Savannah College of Art and Design accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Savannah College of Art and Design accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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