Academy of Art University
Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college in San Francisco, CA. Its average net price is $41,747 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $42,297 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $41,651 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $41,212 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $40,964 |
| $110,001 and up | $41,816 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $36,233 |
| 8 years after entry | $40,599 |
| 10 years after entry | $44,567 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel and Textiles | $33,523 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $35,250 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $34,374 National median for this major n=1,637 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Programming | $63,496 National median for this major n=1,924 | Not published |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $40,073 n=105 | $32,528 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $25,475 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $35,125 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $59,709 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $49,469 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | $49,005 National median for this major n=105 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | $46,320 National median for this major n=541 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $39,840 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $33,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Graphic Communications | $30,612 n=104 | $35,893 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $29,459 Small program - rough guide n=42 | Not published |
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