Student Data
Fall 2019 Student Enrollment Data
Undergraduate
Program of Study Count Percentage Advertising 87 2% Animation 387 10% Cartooning 194 5% Computer Art 366 9% Design 897 23% Film 373 10% Fine Arts 249 6% Illustration 795 21% Interior Design 76 2% Photography 405 10% Visual and Critical Studies 42 1% Undergraduate Student Total 3,871 100% Ethnicity/Race Count Percentage Asian 553 14% Black or African American 136 4% Hispanic/Latino 385 10% Non-Resident Alien 1,967 51% Not Known 73 2% White 757 20% Enrollment Status Count Percentage Full-time 3,783 98% Part-time 88 2% Gender Count Percentage Female 2,771 72% Male 1,100 28% Graduate
Program of Study Count Percentage Art Education 11 2% Art Practice 26 4% Art Therapy 35 5% Art Writing 15 2% Branding 27 4% Computer Arts 106 15% Critical Theory and the Arts 5 1% Curatorial Practice 17 2% Design 41 6% Design for Social Innovation 51 7% Design Research, Writing and Criticism 8 1% Digital Photography 15 2% Directing 18 3% Fashion Photography 22 3% Fine Arts 68 10% Illustration as Visual Essay 39 6% Interaction Design 35 5% Photography, Video and Related Media 61 9% Products of Design 35 5% Social Documentary Film 33 5% Visual Narrative 27 4% Graduate Total 690 100% Ethnicity/Race Count Percentage Asian 52 8% Black or African American 26 4% Hispanic/Latino 38 6% Non-Resident Alien 416 60% Not Known 15 2% White 143 21% Enrollment Status Count Percentage Full-time 609 88% Part-time 81 12% Gender Count Percentage Female 487 71% Male 203 29% Graduation Rate
The Six-Year Graduation Rate
The graduation rates for the college are calculated by tracking the Freshman Cohort (defined as new-entering, full-time, first-time, degree-seeking) and the Transfer Student Cohort from their time of initial enrollment until the students complete a bachelor's degree within six years.
2013 First-Time in College, Full-Time
Entering Cohort Cohort Total SVA Degree Still Enrolled Transferred Unknown Male 254 64.20% 2.80% 14.60% 18.50% Female 443 73.40% 0.50% 13.80% 12.40% Freshman Total 697 70.00% 1.30% 14.10% 14.60% 2013 Full-Time Transfer Cohort
Entering Cohort Cohort Total SVA Degree Still Enrolled Transferred Unknown Non-Pell Students 128 80.5 0.80% 4.70% 14.10% Pell Students 173 76.90% 0.00% 11.00% 12.1%3 Transfers Total 301 78.40% 0.30% 8.30% 13.00% The Three-Year New Graduate Student Graduation Rate
The graduation for new graduate students is calculated by tracking the New Graduate Student Cohort (both full-time and part-time degree-seeking students) from their time of initial enrollment until the students complete a Master's degree within three years.
Fall 2016 New Graduate Student Cohort
Entering Cohort Cohort Total SVA Degree Still Enrolled Transferred Unknown Male 125 88.80% 2.40% 1.60% 7.20% Female 239 90.00% 0.40% 1.70% 7.90% Graduate Total 364 89.60% 1.10% 1.60% 7.70% Student Retention
Entering Fall 2018 Cohorts - Enrollment Status as of Fall 2019
Full-Time Freshmen - First-Time in College (FTIC)
Sex Adj. Cohort Enrolled Transferred Out On Hiatus Status Not Known Men 239 82.40% 3.30% 6.30% 7.90% Women 643 88.60% 2.80% 3.90% 4.70% FTIC Total 882 87.00% 2.90% 4.50% 5.60% Full-Time Transfers
SEX Adj. Cohort Enrolled Transferred Out On Hiatus Status Not Known Men 83 81.90% 2.40% 2.40% 13.30% Women 150 90.70% 2.70% 2.70% 4.00% Transfers Total 233 87.60% 2.60% 2.60% 7.30% New Graduate Students (Full and Part-Time)
SEX Adj. Cohort Enrolled/Graduated Transferred Out On Hiatus Status Not Known Men 116 92.20% 0.90% 1.70% 5.20% Women 257 95.30% 0.80% 1.20% 2.70% New Graduate Total 373 94.40% 0.80% 1.30% 3.50% Pell Grant Diversity Report
Pell Grant Diversity Report - Fall 2019
Race/Ethnicity of Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Students - Pell Grant and Non-Pell Grant Students(Excludes International Students)
Pell Grant Diversity Report - Fall 2019
Race/Ethnicity Pell Grant Students Non-Pell Grant Students All Students N Pct. N Pct. N Pct. American/Alaskan Native 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Asian 215 32% 338 27% 553 29% Black or African American 70 11% 66 5% 136 7% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Hispanic/Latino 195 29% 190 15% 385 20% Two or more races 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Not Reported 25 4% 48 4% 73 4% White 160 24% 597 48% 757 40% Undergraduate Total 665 100% 1,239 100% 1,904 100% Drug-Free Workplace and Substance Abuse
The School of Visual Arts expects all members of the College community to assist in maintaining a drug-free environment. The possession, unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing or use of a controlled substance (illicit drugs, alcohol, etc.) or being under its influence on College premises (including residence halls) is prohibited and grounds for administrative action. Any employee or student found to be in violation of this policy will be subject to sanctions, including, but not limited to, mandatory referral for counseling and/or treatment, and termination of employment or enrollment. Any SVA employee, as a condition of employment, is expected to abide by the drug-free workplace policy. In addition, the College is required by The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 to notify all employees and students that they must report any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days after such conviction. The College is well aware that substance abuse is one of the most pervasive medical and social problems of our time and will make every effort to treat a student or employee’s problem with confidentiality and compassion. However, the mission of the College requires a drug-free environment and all appropriate measures will be taken to ensure that it remains so.
Student Loan Cohort Default Rate
A 3-year cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.
The U.S Department of Education releases official cohort default rates once per year. The FY2016 official 3-year cohort default rates were delivered to both domestic and foreign schools on September 23, 2019.
The 3-year cohort default rates for the School of Visual Arts for the past three years are listed below.
Category FY2016 FY2015 FY2014 Number in Default 32 34 52 Number in Repayment 755 817 874 SVA Default Rate 4.20% 4.10% 5.90% National 3-Year Default Rate 10.10% 10.80% 11.30%