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SAT Range

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User Accept Rate

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Tuition

$28,024

Undergrad Enrollment

4,131

Student:Faculty

15:1

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What you pay

$40,613/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $162,452 over four years.

What grads earn

$46,726/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$42,202 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 3.5 years of pay.

63% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

9.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

17%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Academy of Art University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$37,668
$30–48k$36,340
$48–75k$43,874
$75–110k$43,953
Over $110k$44,082

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

41%

Completion · all

26%

Completion · Pell

13%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

36%

Median debt

$31,000

Classification

Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson44
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Robbery2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects77 grads
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation48 grads
Illustration27 grads
Cinematography and Film/Video Production25 grads
Fashion/Apparel Design25 grads
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD23 grads
Music Theory and Composition23 grads
Computer Graphics22 grads
Digital Arts21 grads
Fashion Merchandising20 grads

4yr Grad Rate

7%

6yr Grad Rate

36%

Retention Rate

75%

Median Earnings

$39,008