Savannah, GA · Private · 15,243 undergraduates · urban
Savannah College of Art and Design
Less selective
SCAD combines specialized creative majors with a quarter calendar and a distributed urban-campus model spanning Savannah, Atlanta, online study, and Lacoste.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Exceptional in student experience, and steady in academic standing.- Admission
- 83.7% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 69.4%
14,931 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$45,954 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets SCAD apart
Academic design
Students generally combine foundation studies, general education, and major-specific courses on a quarter system built around sequential creative and professional training.
Admission process
Undergraduate admission does not require a portfolio or audition, although creative work may be submitted for achievement scholarship consideration.
Defining experience
Students can move among Savannah, Atlanta, online courses, and selected Lacoste study while remaining within one university’s creative-degree system.
Can I get in?
83.7% admitted
Undergraduate admission does not require a portfolio or audition, although creative work may be submitted for achievement scholarship consideration.
Recent applicant pool
14,931About 84 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 18% submitted an SAT, and 13% submitted an ACT. Scores were rare in this class, so the SAT and ACT ranges say more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for SCAD, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What SCAD weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Clear the academic baseline
Students generally combine foundation studies, general education, and major-specific courses on a quarter system built around sequential creative and professional training.
Complete the specialized assessment
Undergraduate admission does not require a portfolio or audition, although creative work may be submitted for achievement scholarship consideration.
Plan the process early
SCAD accepts applications throughout the year, but applicants should allow enough time to complete admission, housing, and scholarship steps before their intended quarter.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
SCAD accepts applications throughout the year, but applicants should allow enough time to complete admission, housing, and scholarship steps before their intended quarter.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at SCAD
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. For specialized training, compare those signals with the professional path you intend to follow.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Design and Applied Arts
Admits separately
Graphic Communications
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Admits separately
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
Admits separately
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
SCAD beyond the classroom
In Savannah, classrooms, studios, residences, and reused historic buildings are spread throughout the city rather than concentrated behind one campus boundary.
The academic structure
Students generally combine foundation studies, general education, and major-specific courses on a quarter system built around sequential creative and professional training.
The campus rhythm
In Savannah, classrooms, studios, residences, and reused historic buildings are spread throughout the city rather than concentrated behind one campus boundary.
What changes the experience
Students can move among Savannah, Atlanta, online courses, and selected Lacoste study while remaining within one university’s creative-degree system.