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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA · Private (for-profit) · 3,587 students · mostly bachelor degrees
460th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$40,613
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$48,036
Graduation rate
34%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$39,008
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$31,000
Pell grant recipients
41%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
63 programsModeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Master's Degree182 grads/yr$87,998Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Bachelor's Degree112 grads/yr$73,398Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General · Master's Degree97 grads/yr$71,613Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General · Bachelor's Degree73 grads/yr$66,783Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production · Master's Degree69 grads/yr$64,026Special Products Marketing Operations · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$62,856Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$60,731Special Products Marketing Operations · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$60,284Documentary Production · Master's Degree52 grads/yr$58,879Design and Visual Communications, General · Master's Degree51 grads/yr$57,636Radio and Television · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$54,087Digital Arts · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$51,874Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production · Bachelor's Degree74 grads/yr$50,833Art/Art Studies, General · Master's Degree47 grads/yr$46,730Documentary Production · Bachelor's Degree56 grads/yr$46,726Digital Arts · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$43,084Documentary Production · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$42,221Textile Science · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$41,565Design and Visual Communications, General · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$40,595Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree63 grads/yr$38,583Musical Theatre · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$35,870Music Technology · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$33,151Textile Science · Associate's Degree6 grads/yr$29,584
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.