SVA vs Fisher 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.

SVA is a private (for-profit) and Fisher is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,140) than Fisher ($39,666).
It is harder to admit to Fisher than SVA.
SVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than Fisher (1,195).
SVA has higher submitted ACT score (30) than Fisher (28).
SVA has more students with 4,127 students while Fisher has 3,621 students.
SVA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Fisher's ratio is 12 to 1.
Fisher has more full-time faculties with 216 faculties while SVA has 188 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - School of Visual Arts and St. John Fisher University.

SVA	vs.	Fisher
New York, New York	Location	Rochester, New York
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$49,140	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,666
64%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$15,178	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,003

91.01 %	Acceptance Rates	68.00 %
23.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,195
30	ACT Score	28
73 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
86 %	Retention Rate	83 %
4,127	Student Population	3,621
188	Number of Faculties	216
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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