Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Nevada-Reno costs about $25.1K less per year on average than Savannah College of Art and Design ($26,629 vs. $51,745, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Nevada-Reno has 21 pts more first-gen students than Savannah College of Art and Design (38% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Nevada-Reno grads earn $14.7K more ten years out than Savannah College of Art and Design's ($60,614 vs. $45,954)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Savannah College of Art and Design graduates 8 pts more of its students than U. Nevada-Reno (69% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Nevada-Reno has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Savannah College of Art and Design (23% vs. 19%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Savannah College of Art and Design's yield is 3 pts higher than U. Nevada-Reno's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Savannah College of Art and Design admits 83%, U. Nevada-Reno 83%; Savannah College of Art and Design's yield is higher, at 26%.

Acceptance rate
Savannah College of Art and Design83%
U. Nevada-Reno83%
Quad's selectivity
  • Savannah College of Art and DesignAccessible
  • U. Nevada-RenoAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Savannah College of Art and Design
1030–1270
U. Nevada-Reno
1060–1280
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Savannah College of Art and DesignGPA and school record required
  • U. Nevada-RenoRigor and GPA very important31%

Who's on each campus

Savannah College of Art and Design and U. Nevada-Reno are about the same size; U. Nevada-Reno has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Savannah College of Art and Design15.2K
U. Nevada-Reno15.6K
Pell Grant share
Savannah College of Art and Design19%
U. Nevada-Reno23%

Majors and faculty

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects leads at Savannah College of Art and Design, and Public Health at U. Nevada-Reno.

Students per faculty member
Savannah College of Art and Design21 to 1
U. Nevada-Reno17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Savannah College of Art and DesignAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects23%
  • U. Nevada-RenoPublic Health, General7%

What each costs

U. Nevada-Reno costs about $25.1K less a year than Savannah College of Art and Design on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Savannah College of Art and Design$51.7K
U. Nevada-Reno$26.6K
Aid generosity
Savannah College of Art and Design20%
U. Nevada-Reno21%

What each pays off

U. Nevada-Reno's former students earn more, a median $60.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Savannah College of Art and Design$46K
U. Nevada-Reno$60.6K
Graduation rate
Savannah College of Art and Design69%
U. Nevada-Reno61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Nevada-Reno got more selective while Savannah College of Art and Design got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Savannah College of Art and DesignGrowing+72%
  • U. Nevada-RenoGrowing+100%
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