SVA Housing Costs

$5,700 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

What is the Cost of Living at SVA?

Room, board, and other expenses can add up to a significant amount. How much does this school charge for these necessities at School of Visual Arts.

On this page you will find:

Living Expenses Outline
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Living Expenses at SVA

This school prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $21,000 in 2026, with the price of an average meal plan at $6,200. When you add it all up, an on-campus student at School of Visual Arts can expect to spend about $39,168 in 2026 after factoring in housing, meals, books and other essentials.

Discover housing costs for both on-campus and off-campus, as well as meals and other expenses at School of Visual Arts.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$31,600	$31,600
— Housing	$21,000
— Meals	$6,200
Other Living Expenses	$5,700	$5,400
Books and Supplies	$1,868	$1,868
Total	$39,168	$38,868

Room & Board Over Four Years? Estimated Four-Year Cost: $170,345

Housing and dining costs rarely hold still from one year to the next. A forward look helps you avoid sticker shock later in your degree.

Over four years you could pay about $170,345 by the time you graduate.

See how housing and dining costs have changed over recent years and where they are trending at School of Visual Arts.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$28,100
Two Years Ago	$28,600
One Year Ago	$29,900
Most Recent Year (2026)	$31,600
One Year From Now *	$32,911
Two Years From Now *	$34,278
Three Years From Now *	$35,701
Four Years From Now *	$37,183

* estimated

Over the reported period, on-campus housing and dining changed about 4.2% a year over the last three years. Carrying that rate forward one year puts on-campus living costs near $40,479 for room, board and essentials in year one.

By their final year, a student might pay about $44,751 in year four — and a two-year student about $41,846 by the end of a two-year program.

Over the entire degree (assuming you graduate on time), the total comes to about $170,345 over four years — compared with roughly $82,325 for a two-year (associate) degree.