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- Academy of Art University
Estimated Cost
$42,250
Financial Aid
$11,670
Students
10,000 - 19,999
About Academy of Art University
The Academy of Art University, formerly Academy of Art College, is a privately owned for-profit art school in San Francisco, California, in the United States. It was founded as the Academy of Advertising Art by Richard S. Stephens in 1929. It has 283 full-time teachers and 1154 part-time teaching staff, and about 12,600 students; it claims to be the largest privately owned art and design school in the United States.
Location
Located in San Francisco, California.
79 New Montgomery, San Francisco, CA, 94105, San Francisco County
Academy of Art University Rankings
Prepler rankings are based on rigorous and in-depth analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.
2024 Best Colleges in America
#1571 of 6828
2024 Best Colleges in California
#103 of 703
Best For-Profit Colleges in California
#6 of 337
Most Popular Majors
The most popular major at Academy of Art University is Visual/Performing Arts followed by Computer Sciences, Engineering Tech, Communications Tech and Journalism.
Graduation Rate
Graduation rate of college is a strong indicator of success of the college’s students in attaining their educational goals. Prepler defines graduation rate as the percentage of first-time, full-time students who graduated from Academy of Art University within four or six years.
Notable Alumni
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