SCAD vs GSW 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 GSW is a public 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 (1,170) than GSW (1,010).
SCAD has higher submitted ACT score (24) 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 - Savannah College of Art and Design and Georgia Southwestern State University.

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

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

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