SCAD vs Georgia State

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 Georgia State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,595) than Georgia State ($23,709).
It is harder to admit to Georgia State than SCAD.
SCAD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than Georgia State (1,160).
SCAD has higher submitted ACT score (24) than Georgia State (22).
Georgia State has more students with 36,516 students while SCAD has 16,414 students.
SCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 20 to 1 while Georgia State's ratio is 26 to 1.
Georgia State has more full-time faculties with 1,222 faculties while SCAD has 639 full-time faculties.

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

SCAD	vs.	Georgia State
Savannah, Georgia	Location	Atlanta, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
$40,595	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,478 Out-Of-State$23,709
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$11,938	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,181

84.00 %	Acceptance Rates	62.00 %
29.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,160
24	ACT Score	22
72 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
81 %	Retention Rate	78 %
16,414	Student Population	36,516
639	Number of Faculties	1,222
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	26 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, On-campus daycare

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