Academic Comparison between Union and SVA

Union College and School of Visual Arts are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Union is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Schenectady, NY and SVA is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in New York, NY.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Union is a private (not-for-profit) and SVA is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Union has more expensive tuition & fees ($69,039) than SVA ($51,400).
It is harder to admit to Union than SVA.
Union has a higher submitted SAT score (1,390) than SVA (1,320).
SVA has more students with 3,812 students while Union has 2,065 students.
Union has more full-time faculties with 207 faculties while SVA has 156 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Union College	vs.	School of Visual Arts
Schenectady, New York	Location	New York, New York
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$69,039	2025 Tuition & Fees	$51,400
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	60%
$40,693	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,439

43.92 %	Acceptance Rates	92.64 %
13.87 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.76 %
1,390	SAT Score	1,320
31	ACT Score	-
80 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
90 %	Retention Rate	85 %
2,065	Student Population	3,812
207	Number of Faculties	156
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services