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SFAI was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The student to faculty ratio at SFAI is an impressive 4 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 San Francisco Art Institute is 79%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At SFAI the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 39%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at San Francisco Art Institute.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 26 undergraduates at SFAI with 10 being full-time and 16 being part-time.
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 SFAI, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at SFAI is 12.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for SFAI are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94133-2299 |
| Phone: | 415-771-7020 |
| Website: | www.sfai.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SanFranciscoArtInstitute |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/SFAIEvents |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 19 | $24,494 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 18 | $22,116 |
| Other Visual Art | 6 | NA |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 2 | NA |
| Museum Studies | 0 | NA |
| Urban Studies | 0 | NA |
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, 70 students took at least one online class at San Francisco Art Institute. This is an increase from the 41 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 70 | 22 |
| 2019-2020 | 41 | 41 |
| 2018-2019 | 30 | 6 |
| 2017-2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 6 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at San Francisco Art Institute.
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.
References
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