American University vs School of Visual Arts

Washington, DC · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE DC × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • School of Visual Arts: average net price rose +44.9% from $40,455 (2013) to $58,628 (2023), r² 0.85.
  • American University: net price ranged $28,037–$43,451 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +25.4% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • American University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.12).
  • School of Visual Arts: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: American University vs School of Visual Arts

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 American University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($61,328 vs $31,855 at School of Visual Arts)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 American University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($77,370 vs $46,459 at School of Visual Arts)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE American University leads on acceptance rate (62.0% vs 92.6% at School of Visual Arts)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between American University and School of Visual Arts?
American University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $61,328 versus $31,855 at School of Visual Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between American University and School of Visual Arts?
American University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $77,370 versus $46,459 at School of Visual Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between American University and School of Visual Arts?
American University leads on acceptance rate at 62.0% versus 92.6% at School of Visual Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025