SCAD vs VSU 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 VSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,595) than VSU ($17,062).
It is harder to admit to VSU than SCAD.
SCAD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than VSU (1,030).
SCAD has higher submitted ACT score (24) than VSU (20).
SCAD has more students with 16,414 students while VSU has 10,209 students.
VSU 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 VSU has 413 full-time faculties.

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

SCAD	vs.	VSU
Savannah, Georgia	Location	Valdosta, 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	Doctoral / Research University
$40,595	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,007 Out-Of-State$17,062
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$11,938	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,371

83.68 %	Acceptance Rates	83.49 %
29.22 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.99 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,030
24	ACT Score	20
72 %	Graduation Rate	40 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
81 %	Retention Rate	59 %
16,414	Student Population	10,209
639	Number of Faculties	413
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

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