Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California · 4-year · Private for-profit
Updated · Sources: IPEDS, College Scorecard
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Academy of Art University is a 4-year private for-profit college in San Francisco, California, offering 39 programs reported to the U.S. Department of Education. Its average net price is $40,613 a year.
At a glance
- Average net price
- $40,613
- Graduation rate
- 34%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $39,008
- Median debt
- $31,000
- Undergrads
- 3,587
From the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Net price is the average yearly cost after grants and scholarships for students who received federal aid; your cost may differ. Colleges can't edit these numbers.
Programs offered
Programs where Academy of Art University awarded credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS).
Visual and performing arts (15) ⌄
- Acting Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Cinematography and Film / Video Production Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Commercial and Advertising Art Associate's degree · Master's degree
- Costume Design Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Digital Arts Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Fashion / Apparel Design Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Game and Interactive Media Design Bachelor's degree
- Illustration Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Jewelry Arts Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Music Theory and Composition Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Music, Other Master's degree
- Photography Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Playwriting and Screenwriting Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Communications technology (2) ⌄
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Recording Arts Technology / Technician Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Family and consumer sciences (5) ⌄
- Apparel and Textile Manufacture Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Consumer Merchandising / Retailing Management Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree
- Fashion and Fabric Consultant Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree
Architecture (2) ⌄
- Architectural and Building Sciences / Technology Master's degree
- Landscape Architecture Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Engineering technology (3) ⌄
- Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD / CADD Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- CAD / CADD Drafting and / or Design Technology / Technician Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Drafting and Design Technology / Technician Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Education (2) ⌄
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree
- Educational / Instructional Technology Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Mechanic and repair technologies (1) ⌄
- Autobody / Collision and Repair Technology / Technician Associate's degree
Computer and information sciences (5) ⌄
- Computer Graphics Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Computer Programming, Specific Applications Bachelor's degree
- Computer Software and Media Applications, Other Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Web Page, Digital / Multimedia and Information Resources Design Associate's degree · Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Communication and journalism (3) ⌄
- Digital Communication and Media / Multimedia Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Journalism Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Mass Communication / Media Studies Bachelor's degree · Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
Business and management (1) ⌄
- Fashion Merchandising Associate's degree · Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Sources: IPEDS 2023-24 directory and completions (NCES, IPEDS unit 108232); College Scorecard (June 2026). About our data.