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School of Visual Arts

New York, New York Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

School of Visual Arts is a private for-profit four-year institution in New York, New York. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 3,812 students in fall 2024, including 3,255 undergraduates and 557 graduate students.

School of Visual Arts offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 20 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Illustration, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, and Computer Graphics. It awarded 1,145 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

3,812
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
1,145
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
20
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 20

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 9
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Communications Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Communication and Journalism 2
Health Professions 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Education 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
85%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
837
Master's degrees
308

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,812
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,255
Graduate students, fall 2024
557
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,996
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,362
Graduate students, 2024-25
634
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
74%
Men
26%
White
15%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
13%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
50%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
President
David Rhodes
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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