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