Private for-profit · San Francisco, California
Academy of Art University: cost, debt and earnings by major
23 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $41,747
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 33%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 3,587
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $31,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 7.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $42,297 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $41,651 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $41,212 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $40,964 |
| $110,000+ | $41,816 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (4)
Bachelor's programs (11)
- Computer Software and Media Applications$73,398
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$66,783
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$60,284
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$54,087
- Graphic Communications$50,833
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,726
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$43,084
- Apparel and Textiles$41,565
- Design and Applied Arts$38,583
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$35,870
- Music$33,151
Master's programs (8)
- Computer Software and Media Applications$87,998
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$71,613
- Graphic Communications$64,026
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$62,856
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$58,879
- Design and Applied Arts$57,636
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$51,874
- Fine and Studio Arts$46,730