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School of Visual Arts

New York, NYArt and design institutionBFA Animation

School of Visual Arts is a New York City art and design college offering a BFA in Animation, a BFA in 3D Animation and Visual Effects and an MFA in Computer Arts in which students may concentrate in animation.

Animation degrees

Each program has its own page with admissions, tuition, equipment and software, funding and sources. Tuition (and its currency), admissions, equipment access and facilities of one program are not applied to the others.

3D AnimationAnimation and VFXGeneral Animation2D Animation

School of Visual Arts

BFA 3D Animation and Visual Effects

BFABachelor of Fine Arts
Location: New York, NY
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: 3D Animation (broader degree with animation) · Animation and VFX (broader degree with animation)
Duration: Duration not verified
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: USD 27,635 per semester · All students · 2026-27
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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School of Visual Arts

BFA Animation

BFABachelor of Fine Arts
Location: New York, NY
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · 2D Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: Four years
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: USD 27,635 per semester · All students · 2026-27
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Animation Schools in USA: Degrees & Programs

Recognition and degree-awarding status

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Degree-awarding status

  • New York State Board of Regents: Authorized by the New York State Board of Regents to confer the BFA in Animation and 3D Animation and Visual Effects and the MFA in Computer Arts.Source: sva.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Institutional recognition

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education: Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.Source: sva.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Facilities and student showcases

Only what the school documents on its own pages. Access to facilities can differ by program, level and delivery mode; online students are not assumed to share campus facilities — see each program page.

Student films

Verified facilities

  • Render farmMulticore render farm used for Maya, Arnold, Nuke, After Effects and Houdini jobs (3D Animation and Visual Effects department).Source: sva.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Institution

Official name
School of Visual Arts
Also known as
SVA
Country and city
New York, United States
Institution type
Art and design institution
Control
Not verified
Address
209 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010, New York, United States
Source: sva.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Website

Sources

Last verified October 14, 2026. Program facts, their sources and verification dates are on each program page.
  1. sva.edu/about/facts-and-policies/accreditation — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
  2. sva.edu/academics/undergraduate/bfa-3d-animation-and-visual-effects — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
  3. sva.edu/academics/undergraduate/bfa-animation — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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