Student Data
Fall 2025 Student Enrollment
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Total 2,901 100.0% Enrollment Status UG 2,901 100.0% Full-time 2,856 98.4% Part-time 45 1.6% Gender/Sex UG 2,901 100.0% Male 753 26.0% Woman 2,148 74.0% Ethnicity/Race UG 2,901 100.0% African American/Black 98 3.4% American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.1% Asian 403 13.9% Hispanic/Latino (any race) 403 13.9% Non-Resident Alien 1,310 45.2% Two or more races 45 1.6% Unknown Ethnicity/Race 212 7.3% White 428 14.8% Citizenship Status UG 2,901 100.0% Domestic 1,600 55.2% International 1,301 44.8% Average Age 20.8 years Student Class UG 2,901 100.0% Exchange Student 10 0.3% Freshman 598 20.6% Junior 764 26.3% Senior 842 29.0% Sophomore 676 23.3% EVA/Studio 11 0.4% Local Residency UG 2,901 100.0% Commuter 2,023 69.7% On-Campus 878 30.3% Permanent Residency GR 524 18.1% Foreign Country 284 9.8% New York 138 4.8% Out of State 102 3.5% Program of Study UG 2,901 100.0% 3D Animation and Visual Effects 298 10.3% Advertising 35 1.2% Animation 421 14.5% Comics 234 8.1% Design 494 17.0% Film 186 6.4% Fine Arts 223 7.7% Illustration 803 27.7% Interior Design: Built Environments 46 1.6% Photography and Video 130 4.5% Visual and Critical Studies 31 1.1% Graduate
Graduate Total 524 100.0% Enrollment Status GR 524 100.0% Full-time 451 86.1% Part-time 73 13.9% Gender/Sex GR 524 100.0% Male 123 23.5% Woman 401 76.5% Ethnicity/Race GR 524 100.0% African American/Black 24 4.6% American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.2% Asian 41 7.8% Hispanic/Latino (any race) 38 7.3% Non-Resident Alien 275 52.5% Two or more races 11 2.1% Unknown Ethnicity/Race 34 6.5% White 100 19.1% Citizenship Status GR 524 100.0% Domestic 249 47.5% International 275 52.5% Average Age 28.0 years Student Class GR 524 100.0% 1st-year 298 56.9% 2nd-year 226 43.1% Local Residency GR 524 100.0% Commuter 491 93.7% On-Campus 33 6.3% Permanent Residency GR 524 100.0% Foreign Country 284 54.2% New York 138 26.3% Out of State 102 19.5% Program of Study GR 524 100.0% Art Education 18 3.4% Art Practice 16 3.1% Art Therapy 38 7.3% Branding 20 3.8% Computer Arts 86 16.4% Curatorial Practice 14 2.7% Design 33 6.3% Design for Social Innovation 26 5.0% Design Research, Writing, and Criticism 7 1.3% Digital Photography 8 1.5% Fashion Photography 12 2.3% Fine Arts 71 13.5% Illustration as Visual Essay 39 7.4% Interaction Design 33 6.3% Photography, Video, and Related Media 27 5.2% Products of Design 35 6.7% Visual Narrative 30 5.7% Film Directing 11 2.1% Graduation Rate
The Six-Year Graduation Rate
The graduation rates for the college are calculated by tracking the Freshman Cohort (defined as new-entering, 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.
Full-time, First-Time in College (FTIC)
Entering Term Fall 2019 Fall 2018 Fall 2017 Fall 2016 Fall 2015 Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Revised Cohort 962 879 738 796 746 686 696 Completers (%) 77.9% 75.9% 74.9% 73.5% 73.7% 72.3% 70.1% Completers (N) 749 667 553 585 550 496 488 Noncompleters, still enrolled (%) 0.5% 0.7% 0.8% 1.3% 0.9% 0.9% 1.3% Noncompleters, still enrolled (N) 5 6 6 10 7 6 9 Transfer-out students (%) 7.1% 9.6% 10.3% 10.8% 11.7% 13.4% 14.5% Transfer-out students (N) 68 84 76 86 87 92 101 Students on hiatus (%) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% Students on hiatus (N) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 No longer enrolled (%) 14.6% 13.9% 14.0% 14.4% 13.4% 13.4% 14.1% No longer enrolled (N) 140 122 103 115 100 92 98 Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Full-Time, Transfer Cohort
Entering Term Fall 2019 Fall 2018 Fall 2017 Fall 2016 Fall 2015 Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Revised Cohort 217 233 242 261 282 348 301 Completers (%) 79.3% 83.7% 75.2% 80.5% 74.8% 71.3% 78.4% Completers (N) 172 195 182 210 211 248 236 Noncompleters, still enrolled (%) 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.3% Noncompleters, still enrolled (N) 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 Transfer-out students (%) 6.5% 6.4% 10.7% 6.5% 12.1% 11.5% 8.3% Transfer-out students (N) 14 15 26 17 34 40 25 Students on hiatus (%) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Students on hiatus (N) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 No longer enrolled (%) 13.8% 9.4% 13.6% 12.6% 13.1% 16.7% 13.0% No longer enrolled (N) 30 22 33 33 37 58 39 Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Three-Year New Graduate Student Graduation Rate
The graduation for new graduate students is calculated by tracking the New Graduate Student Cohort from their time of initial enrollment until the students complete a Master's degree within three years.
New Graduate Student Cohort
Entering Term Fall 2022 Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2018 Fall 2017 Fall 2016 Revised Cohort 284 357 238 380 373 372 364 Completers/Still enrolled (%) 92.3% 94.1% 90.3% 93.2% 94.6% 95.2% 90.9% Completers/Still enrolled (N) 262 336 215 354 353 354 331 Completers (%) 92.3% 93.0% 87.4% 89.5% 93.3% 93.8% 89.8% Completers (N) 262 332 208 340 348 349 327 Noncompleters, Still enrolled (%) 0.0% 1.1% 2.9% 3.7% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% Noncompleters, still enrolled 0 4 7 14 5 5 4 Transfer-out students (%) 0.4% 1.7% 1.7% 0.8% 1.1% 0.8% 1.6% Transfer-out students (N) 1 6 4 3 4 3 6 No longer enrolled (%) 7.4% 4.2% 8.0% 6.1% 4.3% 4.0% 7.4% No longer enrolled (N) 21 15 19 23 16 15 27 Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Student Retention
Retention Rates - 2nd Fall Enrollment Status
Full-time, First-Time in College (FTIC)
Entering Term Fall 2024 Fall 2023 Fall 2022 Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2018 Revised Cohort 600 744 773 763 562 962 882 Noncompleters, still enrolled (%) 85.8% 85.5% 88.1% 86.2% 84.9% 77.1% 87.0% Noncompleters, still enrolled (N) 515 636 681 658 477 742 767 Transferred out students (%) 4.3% 2.7% 3.2% 2.1% 1.4% 2.5% 2.9% Transferred out students (N) 26 20 25 16 8 24 26 Students on hiatus (%) 3.2% 3.5% 3.4% 4.2% 3.7% 13.4% 4.5% Students on hiatus (N) 19 26 26 32 21 129 40 No longer enrolled (%) 6.7% 8.3% 5.3% 7.5% 10.0% 7.0% 5.6% No longer enrolled (N) 40 62 41 57 56 67 49 Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Full-time Transfer Students
Entering Term Fall 2019 Fall 2018 Fall 2017 Fall 2016 Fall 2015 Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Revised Cohort 217 233 242 261 282 348 301 Completers (%) 79.3% 83.7% 75.2% 80.5% 74.8% 71.3% 78.4% Completers (N) 172 195 182 210 211 248 236 Noncompleters, still enrolled (%) 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.3% Noncompleters, still enrolled (N) 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 Transfer-out students (%) 6.5% 6.4% 10.7% 6.5% 12.1% 11.5% 8.3% Transfer-out students (N) 14 15 26 17 34 40 25 Students on hiatus (%) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Students on hiatus (N) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 No longer enrolled (%) 13.8% 9.4% 13.6% 12.6% 13.1% 16.7% 13.0% No longer enrolled (N) 30 22 33 33 37 58 39 Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% New Graduate Students
Entering Term Fall 2024 Fall 2023 Fall 2022 Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2018 Revised Cohort 312 312 284 357 238 380 373 Completers/still enrolled (%) 92.9% 93.3% 92.6% 92.2% 81.9% 85.3% 94.4% Completers/still enrolled (N) 290 291 263 329 195 324 352 Completers (%) 19.2% 24.4% 22.2% 24.1% 20.2% 24.5% 20.4% Completers (N) 60 76 63 86 48 93 76 Noncompleters, still enrolled (%) 73.7% 68.9% 70.4% 68.1% 61.8% 60.8% 74.0% Noncompleters, still enrolled (N) 230 215 200 243 147 231 276 Transfer-out students (%) 1.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Transfer-out students (N) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Students on hiatus (%) 2.6% 1.6% 2.8% 3.9% 5.0% 9.5% 1.3% Students on hiatus (N) 8 5 8 14 12 36 5 No longer enrolled (%) 3.2% 4.8% 4.6% 3.9% 13.0% 5.3% 4.3% No longer enrolled (N) 10 15 13 14 31 20 16 Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Pell Grant Diversity Report
Pell Grant Diversity Report - Fall 2025
Race/Ethnicity of Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Students - Pell Grant and Non-Pell Grant Students (Excludes International Students)
Pell Grant Non Pell Grant Total Gender/Sex Count PCT Count PCT Count PCT Male 184 31.3% 343 27.2% 527 28.5% Female 403 68.7% 919 72.8% 1,322 71.5% Total 587 100.0% 1,262 100.0% 1,849 100.0% Ethnicity/Race African American/Black 53 9.0% 69 5.5% 122 6.6% American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0.0% 3 0.2% 3 0.2% Asian 159 27.1% 285 22.6% 444 24.0% Hispanic/Latino (any race) 187 31.9% 254 20.1% 441 23.9% Non-Resident Alien 0 0.0% 9 0.7% 9 0.5% Two or more races 14 2.4% 42 3.3% 56 3.0% Unknown Ethnicity/Race 73 12.4% 173 13.7% 246 13.3% White 101 17.2% 427 33.8% 528 28.6% Total 587 100.0% 1,262 100.0% 1,849 100.0% 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 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 United States Department of Education releases official cohort default rates once per year. The FY 2021 official 3-year cohort default rates were distributed on December 3, 2025.
The 3-year cohort default rates for the School of Visual Arts for the past three years are listed in the table below.
Three-Year Offical Rate FY2022 FY2021 FY2020 Number in Default 0 0 0 Number in Repayment 442 608 583 SVA Default Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% National 3-Year Default Rate 2.3% 0.0% 0.0%