Tuition Allocation
Where the money goes
SVA derives the majority of its revenue from tuition and departmental fees. Tuition dollars are spent on running the institution as a whole and on these operating expenses that pertain to all students. Each fee dollar generated by an academic/studio department is earmarked and spent by that same department for its own specific program needs. In fiscal year 2024, just over half of each fee dollar was spent on program-specific technology, and the remainder was spent on program-related instructional expenses.
| Instructional salaries and benefits | 26% |
| Real estate, buildings, and grounds | 20% |
| Administrative support services | 18% |
| Institutional aid (SVA scholarships, grants) | 16% |
| Student support services | 7% |
| Instructional expenses | 6% |
| Legal, audit, and other professional expenses | 2% |
| General Surplus | 1% |
| Museum, galleries, exhibitions, and shows (institutional) | 1% |
| Printing, catalogs, community service, advertising | 1% |
| Property and liability insurance | 1% |
| Technology support services | 1% |
| Total | 100% |