San Francisco, California · Private for-profit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Academy of Art University is a private for-profit four-year institution in San Francisco, California. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,498, made up of 3,644 undergraduates and 1,854 graduate students.
Academy of Art University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, and Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. It awarded 1,134 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 41 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
5,498
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
1,134
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 42
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.