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Acceptance Rate 92.64%
Yield 20.76%
SAT Score 1,320
Applicants 3,140
Admitted 2,909

SVA Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 92.64% at School of Visual Arts. Total 3,140 students applied and 2,909 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,320.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$80
Admission Informationwww.sva.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://sva.edu/admissions/how-to-apply
Acceptance Rate92.64%
Average Test Scores1,320 SAT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 92.64%. A total of 3,140 students (731 men and 2,409 women) have applied to and 2,909 (652 men and 2,257 women) students admitted to School of Visual Arts.
Among them, 142 male and 462 female students have enrolled into SVA and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.76%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SVA
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants3,1407312,40900
Admitted2,9096522,25700
Enrolled60414246200
Acceptance Rate 92.64% 89.19% 93.69% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.76% 21.78% 20.47% - -
[Chart] School of Visual Arts Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At SVA, 42 applicants (7% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3 applicants (0%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,320 at SVA. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,490 and 25th percentile score is 1,188.
The average ACT score is (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 0 and the 25th percentile score is 0.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at SVA. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of SVA with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at SVA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total118813201490
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing610670730
Math578650760
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to School of Visual Arts, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for SVA
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 SVA

The calendar system at School of Visual Arts is Semester. School of Visual Arts accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that School of Visual Arts accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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