School of Visual Arts

Students pose for a picture around a table at a club fair. Students pose for a picture around a table at a club fair.
Red and blue wave of glass. Red and blue wave of glass.
An art student sits in a chair at their workspace, intently examining something in their hands. An art student sits in a chair at their workspace, intently examining something in their hands.
A pink-clad, feminine looking cartoon superhero wields a Sailor Moon-looking scepter A pink-clad, feminine looking cartoon superhero wields a Sailor Moon-looking scepter
Students working with pencils on easels in a hand lettering class. Students working with pencils on easels in a hand lettering class.
Colorful, fantastical cartoon with stained glass panels and an analog wall clock with angel wings flying in midair Colorful, fantastical cartoon with stained glass panels and an analog wall clock with angel wings flying in midair
Three people crowded around a table at a fair look at a art portfolio. Three people crowded around a table at a fair look at a art portfolio.
Peach colored paper is intricately woven and bent around itself to look like one giant curvy sheet of a lasagna sheet. Peach colored paper is intricately woven and bent around itself to look like one giant curvy sheet of a lasagna sheet.

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The 3rd Avenue and East 23rd Street Corner Signs with an official “SVA Way” sign underneath (Left); The 23rd Street building with two SVA NYC banners hanging above as students walk below.

Welcome to our urban campus, a slice of New York City life.

A subway station poster with an illustration of a pencil shaving and the words “Stay Sharp (left); Four different posters made by SVA Faculty over the years.

“Stay Sharp” (2024) poster by Riccardo Vecchio on a subway platform (left); more SVA subway posters by (clockwise from top right) Peter Hristoff, Marshall Arisman, Gary Panter, and Carol Fabricatore.

Students reading at a round table with shelves of books around them (left); A student working on a painting on the wall while another works at a desk.

Interior of SVA Library (left); students working in a classroom facility.

A skyline showcasing differently sized buildings, some made of brick, others made of concrete.

New York City skyline as seen from the 23rd Street Residence, which exclusively houses first-year students.

An archival picture of students listening to a lecture (left); Two people observing a drawing at a desk.

An SVA drawing class circa 1960, courtesy of SVA Archives.

We are School of Visual Arts

SVA is a leader in the education of artists, designers, and creative professionals.

By the Numbers

75+

Years Educating

Artists

56

Countries

Represented

46

States

Represented

30

Degree-Granting

Programs

1,500+

Course 

Offerings

35

Extracurricular

Clubs

9:1

Student-to-Faculty

Ratio

43,000

Global Alumni

Community

Best Fine Arts Programs

U.S. News & World Report Best Grad Schools Rankings

#1 Best 2D Animation School In the World

The Rookies Global School Rankings 2024

Best Colleges in New York in 2023-2024

Research.com Best College 2024

Our Community

Major happenings from around the College, including news, events, exhibitions, and more.

An odd mobile hangs from the top of the image centered around a young woman looking to the right. Surreal shapes and objects float around her including a chameleon. An odd mobile hangs from the top of the image centered around a young woman looking to the right. Surreal shapes and objects float around her including a chameleon.

On-Campus Exhibitions and Events This April

A magazine cover featuring an image of a statue that is bisected by a blurry band of red

In Memoriam: Nona Faustine

A rather abstract piece conisting of mostly white, blue, and orange with some other colors mixed in. It looks like a hallway of speakers.

The Five: Joe Quesada, Sarah Sze, Katie Cercone, and More SVA Artists in the Press

A poster with the words: "Prompt: What comes first, the chicken or the egg?" there's a shaky line-art drawing of an egg with chicken feet and a beak.

A Good Egg: Pablo Delcan on His New SVA Subway Poster

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LAURIE CUMBO

Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, New York City