UGA vs SCAD 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.

UGA is a public and SCAD is a private (not-for-profit) 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 (1,270) than SCAD (1,170).
UGA has higher submitted ACT score (29) 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 - University of Georgia and Savannah College of Art and Design.

UGA	vs.	SCAD
Athens, Georgia	Location	Savannah, Georgia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$11,180 Out-Of-State$30,220	2024 Tuition & Fees	$40,595
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$10,749	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,938

37.00 %	Acceptance Rates	84.00 %
38.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.00 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,170
29	ACT Score	24
88 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
94 %	Retention Rate	81 %
40,607	Student Population	16,414
2,140	Number of Faculties	639
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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