GSW vs SCAD Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

GSW is a public and SCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,595) than GSW ($15,702).
It is harder to admit to GSW than SCAD.
SCAD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than GSW (1,010).
SCAD has higher submitted ACT score (18) than GSW (18).
SCAD has more students with 16,414 students while GSW has 3,070 students.
GSW has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while SCAD's ratio is 20 to 1.
SCAD has more full-time faculties with 639 faculties while GSW has 116 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Georgia Southwestern State University and Savannah College of Art and Design.

GSW	vs.	SCAD
Americus, Georgia	Location	Savannah, Georgia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$4,980 Out-Of-State$15,702	2024 Tuition & Fees	$40,595
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$5,959	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,938

77.02 %	Acceptance Rates	84.00 %
34.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.00 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,170
18	ACT Score	24
36 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
42 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
60 %	Retention Rate	81 %
3,070	Student Population	16,414
116	Number of Faculties	639
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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