Skidmore College vs SVA

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Skidmore College is a private (not-for-profit) and SVA is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Skidmore College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,880) than SVA ($49,140).
It is harder to admit to Skidmore College than SVA.
Skidmore College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than SVA (1,330).
Skidmore College has higher submitted ACT score (32) than SVA (30).
SVA has more students with 4,127 students while Skidmore College has 2,758 students.
Skidmore College has more full-time faculties with 288 faculties while SVA has 188 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Skidmore College and School of Visual Arts.

Skidmore College	vs.	SVA
Saratoga Springs, New York	Location	New York, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$64,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,140
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	64%
$48,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,178

23.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.01 %
25.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.99 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,330
32	ACT Score	30
84 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
88 %	Retention Rate	86 %
2,758	Student Population	4,127
288	Number of Faculties	188
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, 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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