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Awards, Rankings, and Honors

Street sign showing the corner of 3rd Avenue and 23rd Street; under the 23rd street sign is a duplicate sign that reads "SVA Way"Street sign showing the corner of 3rd Avenue and 23rd Street; under the 23rd street sign is a duplicate sign that reads "SVA Way"
Street sign showing the corner of 3rd Avenue and 23rd Street; under the 23rd street sign is a duplicate sign that reads "SVA Way"Street sign showing the corner of 3rd Avenue and 23rd Street; under the 23rd street sign is a duplicate sign that reads "SVA Way"
MJ O'Toole
With Flying Colors
A Compilation of Outstanding Achievements to Date

School of Visual Arts is consistently recognized as one of the top art and design colleges in the world, as demonstrated by the many awards, honors, and distinctions bestowed upon its students, alumni, and academic programs.

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SVA is a cultural experiment and social laboratory where values are measured by the unique consequences of contributions its makers put into the real world, for the real world.
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Steven Heller
SVA MFA Design Co-Founder, Chair Emeritus

Such recognition has come from professional organizations that identify excellence in the field (i.e. The Society of Publication Designers and The Webby Awards); inclusions in best-of lists and rankings by publications (i.e. Graphis and American Illustration Annuals); and local cultural influence such as SVA Way’s street naming and municipal proclamation of School of Visual Arts Day in the City of New York.

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