SBA Loans for Fine Arts Schools
SBA has approved 2,256 7(a) loans worth $429M to Fine Arts Schools businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 16% versus the prior decade.
- 2,256
- 7(a) loans
- $429M
- Approved dollars
- $190,234
- Average loan size
- #143
- Rank among industries
- -16%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 2.8%
- Active-status distress
- 11%
- Franchise-branded
Fine Arts Schools is the #143 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,256 such loans worth $429M, averaging $190,234 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 16% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 613 active-status fine arts schools loans, 2.8% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.