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ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY

San Francisco, California, United States of America

PRIVATE UNIVERSITY

8,969 Total Students

Established in 1929

Fall, Spring, Summer

INTAKES

14:1

Student:Faculty Ratio

50%

Acceptance Rate Undergraduate

50%

Acceptance Rate Graduate

ABOUT

1.The Academy of Art University (AAU or ART U), originally the Academy of Art College and the Richard Stephens Academy of Art in San Francisco, is a private for-profit art school. Richard S. Stephens established the Academy of Advertising Art in 1929. It claimed to be the largest privately owned art and design school in the United States in fall 2020, with 202 full-time teachers, 621 part-time teaching staff, and 8,928 students. The institution is one of San Francisco's greatest property owners, with its main campus on New Montgomery Street in the South of Market neighbourhood.

RANKINGS OF ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY

-Top 5 Online Master's in Visual Arts #3 · bestcollegereviews.org -Most Popular Schools for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Major & Degree Program #2 · stateuniversity.com -The top 23 Fashion Schools in California #1 · bestvalueschools.org

FEES AT ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY

Approx 150

UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION FEE

Approx 150 USD

GRADUATE APPLICATION FEE

Approx 150 USD

TUTION FEE

THE APPLICATION FEE TO ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY IS WAIVED OFF for few Programs
If you apply through Grad-Dreams

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AT ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY

English proficiency is required from all students, the students can take TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE. Following are the approximate test requirements

TOEFL	IELTS	PTE
70-80	6.0	50-53

Students may require to take certain standardised tests for specific courses. SAT may be required to apply to Bachelors, GRE for Masters, and GRE and GMAT for MBA. Check the specific program websites for requirements or talk to our admission counselors for free

SAT	GRE	GMAT
1200	Program Specific	Program Specific

Minimum GPA requirement is 2.5, But certain programs may have higher requirements

FACTS

Founded: 1929

Enrollment: 13,000+

Degrees offered: Bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Acceptance rate: 50%

Cost: $46,774 (2022-23)

ACCOMODATION

At Academy of Art University, housing and eating plans are charged individually. In 2020, the average student paid $11,740 for housing and $5,770 for meals.