SCAD vs UGA 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 UGA is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,595) than UGA ($30,220).
It is harder to admit to UGA than SCAD.
UGA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than SCAD (1,170).
UGA has higher submitted ACT score (24) than SCAD (24).
UGA has more students with 40,607 students while SCAD has 16,414 students.
UGA has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while SCAD's ratio is 20 to 1.
UGA has more full-time faculties with 2,140 faculties while SCAD has 639 full-time faculties.

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

SCAD	vs.	UGA
Savannah, Georgia	Location	Athens, 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$11,180 Out-Of-State$30,220
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$11,938	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,749

84.00 %	Acceptance Rates	37.00 %
29.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	38.00 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,270
24	ACT Score	29
72 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
81 %	Retention Rate	94 %
16,414	Student Population	40,607
639	Number of Faculties	2,140
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, 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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