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New York Film Academy

Burbank, California Private for-profit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

New York Film Academy is a private for-profit four-year institution in Burbank, California. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,132, made up of 849 undergraduates and 283 graduate students.

New York Film Academy offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 12 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Acting, and Playwriting and Screenwriting. It awarded 496 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,132
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
496
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
12
Programs and majors
4:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 12

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 10
Communications Technologies 1
Communication and Journalism 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
66%
Student-to-faculty ratio
4:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
173
Associate degrees
17
Master's degrees
164
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
130
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
12

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,132
Undergraduates, fall 2024
849
Graduate students, fall 2024
283
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,309
Undergraduates, 2024-25
990
Graduate students, 2024-25
319
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
45%
Men
55%
White
12%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
57%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
CEO
Michael Young
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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