by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Academy of Art University was awarded 311 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is drafting & design engineering technology.
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Academy of Art University is ranked #223 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, Academy of Art University is ranked at #37.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Academy of Art University has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Academy of Art University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Academy of Art University is 25%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Academy of Art University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Academy of Art University is 7%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,124 undergraduates at Academy of Art University with 2,882 being full-time and 3,242 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $33,484 | $32,975 | $34,695 | $40,983 | $40,682 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Academy of Art University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Academy of Art University, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,026 a year. That adds up to $28,104 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Academy of Art University is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Academy of Art University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 79 New Montgomery, San Francisco, CA 94105 |
| Phone: | 800-544-2787 |
| Website: | www.academyart.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/AcademyofArtUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/academy_of_art |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Software & Applications | 134 | $42,476 |
| Graphic Communications | 118 | $27,837 |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 111 | $44,238 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 83 | $31,710 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 81 | $28,222 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 58 | $32,156 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 40 | $29,153 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 30 | $28,192 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 26 | $29,422 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 26 | $18,335 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 7,805 students took at least one online class at Academy of Art University. This is a decrease from the 7,858 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,805 | 4,441 |
| 2019-2020 | 7,858 | 4,879 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,792 | 4,209 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,954 | 4,070 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,094 | 4,227 |
Learn more about online learning at Academy of Art University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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