Match #1
Monroe College
Bronx, NY
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate68%
- 5,701 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
The colleges most similar to School of Visual Arts-New York are Monroe College, Plaza College, and The College of Westchester. School of Visual Arts-New York admits 93% of applicants and has an average net price of $59,593 a year; 8 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 1 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with School of Visual Arts-New York. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to School of Visual Arts-New York
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Match #2
Plaza College
Forest Hills, NY
Profile closeness38/100
Admit rate30%
- 984 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #3
The College of Westchester
White Plains, NY
Profile closeness32/100
Admit rate94%
- 759 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 94%, close to 93%
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #4
Berkeley College-New York
New York, NY
Profile closeness28/100
Admit rate—
- 1,449 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #5
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness17/100
Admit rate—
- 743 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #6
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ
Profile closeness37/100
Admit rate—
- 1,778 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #7
Central Penn College
Summerdale, PA
Profile closeness22/100
Admit rate18%
- 662 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #8
Bay State College
Boston, MA
Profile closeness12/100
Admit rate50%
- 346 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #9
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate36%
- 1,724 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 74%, close to 78%
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #10
Waldorf University
Forest City, IA
Profile closeness45/100
Admit rate77%
- 1,827 students
- Private for-profit
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (private for profit)
Questions about School of Visual Arts-New York alternatives
What colleges are similar to School of Visual Arts-New York?
The closest matches to School of Visual Arts-New York are Monroe College, Plaza College, The College of Westchester, Berkeley College-New York, and Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is School of Visual Arts-New York hard to get into?
School of Visual Arts-New York admitted 93% of its 4,208 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 1 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which School of Visual Arts-New York alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than School of Visual Arts-New York ($59,593 a year), including Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo ($12,430), Monroe College ($13,911), and Central Penn College ($15,056). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
