SCAD vs CAU 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
SCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,595) than CAU ($26,446).
It is harder to admit to CAU than SCAD.
SCAD has more students with 16,414 students while CAU has 4,000 students.
CAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while SCAD's ratio is 20 to 1.
SCAD has more full-time faculties with 639 faculties while CAU has 177 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Savannah College of Art and Design and Clark Atlanta University.

SCAD	vs.	CAU
Savannah, Georgia	Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$40,595	2024 Tuition & Fees	$26,446
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$11,938	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,498

84.00 %	Acceptance Rates	65.00 %
29.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.00 %
1,170	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	-
72 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
81 %	Retention Rate	71 %
16,414	Student Population	4,000
639	Number of Faculties	177
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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