SCAD vs CSU 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.

SCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and CSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,595) than CSU ($16,804).
It is harder to admit to SCAD than CSU.
SCAD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than CSU (950).
SCAD has higher submitted ACT score (24) than CSU (20).
SCAD has more students with 16,414 students while CSU has 7,479 students.
CSU 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 CSU has 331 full-time faculties.

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

SCAD	vs.	CSU
Savannah, Georgia	Location	Columbus, Georgia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$40,595	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,751 Out-Of-State$16,804
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$11,938	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,104

84.00 %	Acceptance Rates	99.01 %
29.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.01 %
1,170	SAT Score	950
24	ACT Score	20
72 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
81 %	Retention Rate	65 %
16,414	Student Population	7,479
639	Number of Faculties	331
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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