San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University

https://www.academyart.edu

Repayment outcome

64.4%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$17,700–$62,100

middle 50% · median $36,100

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$30,100

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$16,500

Sticker price

before any aid

$34,512

Default rate

15.5%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Physical Sciences$53,810
Business$44,653
Engineering Tech$44,238
Communication and Media Studies.$36,132
Family Sciences$32,156
Comm. Tech$28,019
Computer Science$27,369
Visual & Performing Arts$26,896

Academics

Acceptance

66.9%

Avg SAT

1,046.5

Enrollment

10,300

What students study

4 fields offered

Visual & Performing Arts

75% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Comm. Tech13.1%
03Computer Science6.8%
04Communications5.1%