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Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
91.32%	1,330

School of Visual Arts's acceptance rate is 91.32% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 3,458 students applied and 3,158 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into SVA.

SVA's acceptance rate places 91st out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,330 and the ACT score is 30 at SVA. SVA's SAT score ranks 24th out of 91 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to SVA, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of School of Visual Arts is 91.32% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 23.65%. 816 men and 2,642 women applied to SVA and 716 men and 2,442 women students were accepted.

Among them, 178 men and 569 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at SVA.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at SVA
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	3,458	816	2,642	0	0
Admitted	3,158	716	2,442	0	0
Enrolled	747	178	569	0	0
Acceptance Rate	91.32%	87.75%	92.43%	-	-
Yield	23.65%	24.86%	23.30%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

School of Visual Arts 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 41 students (5% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 7 students (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at SVA.

The median SAT score is 1,330 with 660 SAT EBRW and 670 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 725 and the 25^th percentile is 585. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 725 and 25^th percentile is 580 .

The median ACT composite score is 30 with 75^th percentile score of 31 and 25^th percentile score of 21 at SVA.

The SAT and ACT scores at School of Visual Arts are competitive and high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,190, ACT: 25 - private (for-profit) master's college and university with larger programs).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at SVA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1165	1330	1450
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	585	660	725
SAT Math	580	670	725
ACT Composite	21	30	31
ACT Math	-		-
ACT English	-		-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

School of Visual Arts 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 747 first-year students enrolled in SVA. The proportion of full-time students is 99.73% and part-time students is 0.27%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 23.83% and women students is 76.17%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at SVA.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at SVA
	Total	Men	Women
Total	747	178	569
Full-time	745	177	568
Part-time	2	1	1

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at SVA. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply School of Visual Arts.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

SVA Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Not Considered
Recommendations	Considered, if submitted
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $80 for graduate schools of School of Visual Arts. The next table provides general admission information for applying to SVA.

Admission Information for Applying to SVA
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$80
Admission Information	www.sva.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://sva.edu/admissions/how-to-apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master

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