10-yr median earnings
$45,954
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Savannah, Georgia
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit institution in Savannah, Georgia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $45,954
- 10-yr median earnings
- 83.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $49,430
- Avg net price / yr
- 69.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Savannah College of Art and Design pairs above-median former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 37%
- former-student earnings, US
- 83.0%
- acceptance rate
- 69.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +35%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Master's (L)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Savannah College of Art and Design profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
45/100
Savannah College of Art and Design
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C+
$45,954
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$49,430
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
69.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,148
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
65.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B+
86.3%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$49,430
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
69.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 69.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Savannah College of Art and Design vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Savannah College of Art and Design ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Savannah College of Art and Design: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$45,954 Top 37% higher than 63% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Savannah College of Art and Design | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,954 | #1887 of 5103 | 63rd |
| Average net price | $49,430 | #4980 of 5020 | 1st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 69.9% | #1421 of 4858 | 71st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 15,243 | #203 of 5462 | 96th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
15,243
Undergraduate enrollment
83.0%
Acceptance rate
1,173
SAT average
69.9%
150%-time completion
$45,954
10-yr median earnings
86.3%
First-year retention
How Savannah College of Art and Design ranks in Georgia
State rank among 141 reporting Georgia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Savannah College of Art and Design | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,954 | #41 of 141 | 71st |
| Average net price | $49,430 | #125 of 127 | 2nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 69.9% | #17 of 123 | 86th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 15,243 | #7 of 133 | 95th |
Highest former-student earnings in Georgia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School-Atlanta | $106,192 | $60,682 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $102,772 | $12,116 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Georgia | $92,405 | $33,188 |
| 4 | United States University | $80,980 | - |
| 5 | Emory University | $80,137 | $22,585 |
| 6 | Emory University-Oxford College | $80,137 | $37,920 |
| 7 | University of Georgia | $68,726 | $13,936 |
| 8 | Galen Health Institutes-Savannah | $61,480 | - |
| 9 | Grady Health System Professional Schools | $60,726 | - |
| 10 | Spelman College | $59,993 | $38,967 |
| 11 | Mercer University | $58,354 | $23,847 |
| 12 | Georgia College & State University | $58,140 | $20,686 |
| 41 | Savannah College of Art and DesignThis school | $45,954 | $49,430 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 83.0% |
| SAT Average | 1,173 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 490 – 610 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 540 – 660 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 21 – 28 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Savannah College of Art and Design
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$44,858 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$45,198 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$48,668 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$52,147 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Savannah College of Art and Design - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $41,630 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $41,630 |
| Average Net Price | $49,430 |
18.8%
Pell Grant Rate
33.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,148
Median Debt
$267/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Savannah College of Art and Design rose +29.8% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $35,014 in 2013 to $45,450 in 2023, a rise of $10,436 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $35,0142023 · $45,450
Over the same years, enrollment went +64.8% (8,750 → 14,423 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
69.1%
Female
17.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
86.3%
Retention Rate
$34,110
Median Earnings (6yr)
53.3%
Earning Over $25K
65.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 69.9% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 86.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $34,110 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $45,954 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 53.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 65.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,148 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $267/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 13 | 766 | $63,941 | $103,650 | $73,535 |
| Bachelor's | 12 | 2,444 | $58,939 | $128,600 | $25,567 |
Top programs at Savannah College of Art and Design by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Family and Consumer Scienc…
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services
$128,600 median earnings
- Human Computer Interaction
Human Computer Interaction
$113,397 median earnings
- Computer/Information Techn…
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
$103,650 median earnings
- Radio, Television, and Dig…
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
$81,814 median earnings
- Architectural Sciences and…
Architectural Sciences and Technology
$77,917 median earnings
- Apparel and Textiles
Apparel and Textiles
$72,490 median earnings
- Rhetoric and Composition/W…
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
$66,625 median earnings
- Design and Applied Arts
Design and Applied Arts
$65,866 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Savannah College of Art and Design? ▼
Savannah College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit institution in Savannah, Georgia. The acceptance rate is 83.0%. The average SAT score is 1,173. Undergraduate enrollment is 15,243 students.
How much do Savannah College of Art and Design former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Savannah College of Art and Design who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $45,954 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,110.
How much does Savannah College of Art and Design cost? ▼
The average net price at Savannah College of Art and Design is $49,430. In-state tuition is $41,630 and out-of-state tuition is $41,630. Median student debt at graduation is $25,148.
What is the graduation rate at Savannah College of Art and Design? ▼
Savannah College of Art and Design has a 69.9% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 86.3%.
Is Savannah College of Art and Design worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Savannah College of Art and Design is $25,148, while former students earn a median of $45,954 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 55% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 65.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $267.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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