School of Visual Arts: Admission & Tests

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Here is a quick review of School of Visual Arts general admissions procedures, application policies and fees, as well as desirable SAT and ACT college test scores that you might need to have in order to enroll at this school.

Admission Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
School of Visual Arts admission criteria are very easy, the school accepts about 87 percent of the applicants.

The school doesn't require you to submit reference letters with your application and does not require admission test scores.

School of Visual Arts will generally accept your:
  • dual credits
    (from the courses giving both high school and college credits)
  • advanced placement credits
    (from the college-level courses taught in high school)
and will decline your:
  • credits for life experience

Application Fee

Application
Fee
$50
School of Visual Arts requires a fee paid when you submit an application for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at School of Visual Arts is $50.00. The graduate application fee is $80.00.

SAT Test Scores

Taking Scholastic Aptitude Test is unusual part of the application process. Only 7% of applicants at School of Visual Arts submitted results of their SAT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took SAT scored
SAT
Total
1260
from 540 to 640 on Reading & Writing, from 620 to 710 on Math, and from 1170 to 1340 on Total. Thus, if you scored above 590 in SAT Reading & Writing, 670 in SAT Math, and 1260 in SAT Total, that should make you safe for being accepted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

SAT Reading & Writing
540
590
640

SAT Math
620
670
710

SAT Total
1170
1260
1340

ACT Test Scores

American College Test is a rare step of the application procedure at School of Visual Arts. Only 1% of applicants completed the ACT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took ACT scored
ACT
Composite
30
from 27 to 32 on Composite. Based off those numbers, if you got above 30 in ACT Composite, that is enough to be admitted at this college.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

ACT Composite
27
30
32

Contact Admissions

Phone
(212)
592-2000
To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about studying at School of Visual Arts, please contact this school directly.

You can call the school's general information office at (212) 592-2000 or check School of Visual Arts Website

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