SCAD Atlanta is the Savannah College of Art and Design's Midtown location. Its buildings are clustered around Peachtree Street: a 1956 office building converted into an art school, an 1883 Victorian mansion, a fashion museum and a 14-story student tower with its own theater. It opened in 2005 and took over the century-old Atlanta College of Art a year later.
About this site
SCAD Atlanta is a college & university in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 5 colleges & universities documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7855, -84.3815 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Atlanta Women's Club (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sciple, Charles E., House, Atlanta Woman's Club, and Piedmont Park Apartments.
This record is drawn from Georgia Roam. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
It took over the Atlanta College of Art, a school founded in 1905, over protests from many of that school's students and faculty. en.wikipedia.org
Ivy Hall, SCAD's writing and arts center, is an 1883 Queen Anne house by architect Gottfried L. Norrman. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. en.wikipedia.org
SCAD FASH opened in 2015 with an Oscar de la Renta exhibition and has a permanent collection of more than 1,000 garments. scadfash.org
In 2014 SCAD built SCADpad, 135-square-foot micro-homes inside a Midtown parking deck. atlantamagazine.com
SCADshow hosts two yearly festivals: SCAD TVfest in February and SCAD AnimationFest, which celebrated its 10th year in September 2026. georgiaentertainment.com
The Digital Media Center, home to animation and game labs, occupies a former television station on West Peachtree Street. scadconnector.com
SCAD's Atlanta location started small: 77 students enrolled when classes began in Midtown in 2005. The next year SCAD took over the Atlanta College of Art, a school founded in 1905 that had been housed at the Woodruff Arts Center on Peachtree Street. Many ACA students and faculty opposed the merger. It also brought SCAD a residence hall beside the High Museum, designed by Renzo Piano.
The location's anchor is 1600 Peachtree Street, a five-story office building completed in 1956. It now holds studios, galleries, a library and dining space. SCAD restored Ivy Hall, the 1883 Edward C. Peters House on Ponce de Leon Avenue, and reopened it in 2008 as a center for writing and the arts. In fall 2009 a former television station on West Peachtree Street became the Digital Media Center, home to film, animation and game-design labs.
In 2014 SCAD drew national attention with SCADpad, three 135-square-foot micro-homes built inside its Midtown parking deck. The SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film opened in the main building in 2015 with an Oscar de la Renta exhibition. The FORTY residence hall followed in 2019. In 2023 came FORTY FIVE, a 14-story tower with student housing, a rooftop pool and a new SCADshow theater with a 700-seat main stage. SCADshow hosts SCAD TVfest and SCAD AnimationFest every year.
#1 design university in the Americas and Europe, and the only U.S. school in the global top five — Red Dot Design Ranking, 2025source
#2 animation school in the U.S. (#1 in Georgia and the South) — Animation Career Review, 2026source
Top Schools to Study Game Design: #9 undergraduate and #9 graduate — The Princeton Review, 2026source
#12 on its list of the world's best film schools — The Hollywood Reporter, 2026source
Majors & programs
Atlanta offers a focused set of SCAD's degrees, with animation, film, game design, fashion and design at the center. Two programs are offered only in Atlanta: Music Production and Sculpture. Rankings on this page cover SCAD as a whole. The list below shows the programs that SCAD's program pages listed for Atlanta in September 2026. Check the official list for the latest.
Known for
Animation
Ranked #2 in the U.S. by Animation Career Review (2026). Atlanta also hosts SCAD AnimationFest each year.
Known for
Film and Television
Students use SCAD's Atlanta studios and the Digital Media Center, and SCAD TVfest brings industry guests to campus.
Known for
Interactive Design and Game Development
One of The Princeton Review's top game design schools for 2026.
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Fashion
Taught alongside SCAD FASH, the university's fashion and film museum in the main Atlanta building.
Known for
Music Production
A BFA offered only at the Atlanta location.
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Sculpture
Offered only in Atlanta, in a studio designed by Renzo Piano beside the High Museum of Art.
Residente (René Pérez Joglar) — co-founder of Calle 13; winner of four Grammys and a record number of Latin Grammys (MFA) en.wikipedia.org
Christopher John Rogers — fashion designer and 2019 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner; Kamala Harris wore his design to the 2021 inauguration (2016 graduate) en.wikipedia.org
Nickson Fong — computer-graphics artist who shared a 2013 Academy Scientific and Technical Award (master's in computer art, 1994) en.wikipedia.org
Christian Sottile — Savannah architect and urban designer, AIA Fellow, and former dean of SCAD's School of Building Arts (B.F.A. and M.Arch.) en.wikipedia.org
Ngozi Ukazu — creator of the hockey comic 'Check, Please!', winner of 2019 Harvey and Ignatz awards (Sequential Art master's, 2015) en.wikipedia.org
Tradd Moore — comic artist of 'Silver Surfer: Black' and 'The Strange Talent of Luther Strode' (2010 graduate) en.wikipedia.org
Where graduates work
99% of SCAD's Spring 2024 graduates were working, in graduate school, or both within 12 months of graduating. That's SCAD's own figure, from its 2025 alumni employment study, which covers graduates of all its locations. Below are companies that SCAD or independent reporting name as employers of SCAD graduates or students. scad.edu
Christian Siriano at SCAD Museum of Fashion + Film, Atlanta · SCAD - The Savannah College of Art and DesignSCAD TVfest Recap · 11AliveSCAD honors André Leon Talley with style is forever exhibition · CBS AtlantaSCAD to expand its film and digital media studio · 11AliveSCAD aTVfest 2013 · SCAD - The Savannah College of Art and Design
SCAD Atlanta is in Midtown. The main building is at 1600 Peachtree St. NW, near the Woodruff Arts Center and the High Museum of Art. The FORTY FIVE tower is nearby at 1470 Spring St. NW.
Is SCAD Atlanta a separate school from SCAD Savannah?
No. It is a location of the same university, with the same accreditation and degrees. Some programs are offered only in one city. Music Production and Sculpture, for example, are Atlanta-only.
When did SCAD Atlanta open?
It opened in 2005 with 77 students. In 2006 it grew when SCAD took over the Atlanta College of Art, which had been founded in 1905.
Can you visit SCAD FASH?
Yes. The museum is inside SCAD's main Atlanta building. It is normally open Tuesday through Sunday and charges admission, with free entry for college students with ID. It closes between some exhibitions, so check scadfash.org before you go.
What festivals does SCAD hold in Atlanta?
SCAD TVfest, a television and streaming festival held each February, and SCAD AnimationFest, held each fall. Both take place at SCADshow in Midtown.
What sports does SCAD Atlanta have?
The SCAD Atlanta Bees compete in the NAIA's Appalachian Athletic Conference in bowling, cross country, cycling, fencing, golf, tennis, track & field and esports. Schedules are at atlanta.scadathletics.com.
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