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Academy of Art University: tuition, cost and admissions

San Francisco, CA · Private for-profit university · City (large)

4,485Undergraduates

$37,263Avg net cost / yr

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What Academy of Art University actually costs

Item	Amount
Tuition & fees (in-state)	$26,728	Published rate before aid
Tuition & fees (out-of-state)	$26,728	Published rate before aid
Room & board (on campus)	$20,280	Annual
Books & supplies	$1,152	Estimated annual
Total sticker cost	$44,484	Everything, before aid
Average actual cost paid	$37,263	Average paid after grants and scholarships — an average, not a quote

Across all students, the average paid here was $7,221 less than the sticker price — about 16% off, once grants and scholarships are counted. Individual awards vary enormously, and many students receive nothing at all.

Do your own due diligence on cost. Every figure above is a historical federal average for all students at this college. No student pays the average. What you are charged depends on your family’s income and assets, your academic record, the year you apply, and what aid this college has available — and it changes year to year. Use these numbers to decide which colleges are worth investigating, never to decide what one will cost you. Run the college’s own net price calculator — every US college is required by law to publish one — then confirm in writing with its financial aid office before committing to anything. We are not financial, admissions or tax advisers and have no relationship with this college.

Most popular fields of study

Visual & Performing Arts — 38%

Computer & Information Sciences — 22%

Communications Technologies — 14%

Engineering Technologies — 12%

Family & Consumer Sciences — 7%

Communication & Journalism — 4%

Business, Management & Marketing — 2%

Share of degrees awarded, US Dept. of Education.

Athletics

Athletic association	D-II
Conference (softball)	PacWest
Head softball coach	Geena Garabedian
Softball record	12–32 (2024)

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