Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private art and design university with locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, and in Lacoste, France. It was founded in 1978.
About the school
SCAD was incorporated on 29 September 1978 and began classes in September 1979. It first offered eight majors, including textile design, and today enrolls more than 17,000 students, with international students making up up to 25.4 percent of the total.
Its museums include the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film, which opened in 2015 at SCAD Atlanta.
Fashion at SCAD
SCAD’s fashion programmes include degrees in fashion design, accessory design, fashion marketing and management, fibers, jewelry and sneaker design. In 2026 its School of Fashion celebrated its largest graduating class, with a showcase of more than 60 student designers and nearly 200 looks.
Recognition
In Business of Fashion’s 2017 rankings, SCAD was third in the world for graduate fashion business courses. In its 2016 rankings, SCAD placed 18th for undergraduate fashion programmes and 18th for graduate programmes. In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, SCAD was 13th in the world for Art & Design. QS ranks institutions as a whole, so this is not a fashion-specific ranking.
At a glance
Founded
1978
Location
Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia (and Lacoste, France)
Type
Private art and design university
Designers from this school
Listed by the designers themselves.
Sources: Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org); FashionUnited, SCAD Fashion 2026 (fashionunited.com); Times Higher Education, best fashion schools 2017 (timeshighereducation.com); The Fashion Spot, Business of Fashion 2016 rankings (thefashionspot.com); Recho Omondi (en.wikipedia.org); QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Art & Design (topuniversities.com). Details can change, so check with the school before applying.
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