School of Visual Arts Ranking Badges

SVA earned 17 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 12 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #7 of 549 in Most Popular for Computer Software Applications, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 17 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 12
Highest placement: #7 of 549, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 90
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has School of Visual Arts Earned?

School of Visual Arts holds 17 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 12 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	12
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	2
Total	17

What Is School of Visual Arts Known For?

School of Visual Arts is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 7 of its 17 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Computer Software Applications, Design & Applied Arts and Graphic Communications.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (Middle Atlantic)		✓
Location Diversity (New York)	✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Relations & Advertising
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Communications Technology/Support

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Most Popular		✓
Graphic Communications
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Computer Software Applications
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Human Computer Interaction
Most Focused	✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Design & Applied Arts
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓

How Does School of Visual Arts Rank for Veterans?

School of Visual Arts earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,002 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 41%).

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. School of Visual Arts appears in 90 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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