The student-faculty ratio at San Francisco Art Institute is 9:1, and the school has 92.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at San Francisco Art Institute include: Photography; Painting; Cinematography and Film/Video Production; Visual and Performing Arts, Other; and Printmaking.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Minority
28% full time
19% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
83%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
0%
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
Classes with fewer than 20 students92.6%
20-495.3%
50 or more2.1%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Sciences (biological or physical)
Social science
Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
-
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
67%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
22%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
59%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
39%
6-year graduation rate of international students
-
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
4
Post-master's certificates
-
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
-
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
-
Doctoral degrees - other
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
-
Enlisted in the military
-
Enrolled in continuing education
-
Attended a graduate education program
-
Attended a graduate engineering program
-
Attended a graduate nursing program
-
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
Art Center College of Design
Mills College
Stanford University
University of California--Davis
University of California--Riverside
Yale University
Seeking continuing education
-
No information provided by graduate
-
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Kehinde Wiley, painting, Annie Leibovitz, photography, Catherine Opie, photography
Majors
General Information
Declare major deadline
end of first year
Credits apply to multiple majors
always
Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Photography 33%
Painting 25%
Cinematography and Film/Video Production 15%
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 9%
Printmaking 8%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Visual and Performing Arts
Film, Video and Photographic Arts$52,400
Majors Offered at This School
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Digital Arts
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
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Minors
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Digital Arts
Music, Other
Painting
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
Combined-degree programs
MFA in Studio Art and MA in the History & Theory of Contemporary Art
MFA in Studio Art and MA in Exhibition & Museum Studies
Student participation in special study options
Study abroad
Internships
Independent study
Honors program
Exchange student program (domestic)
Student participation in special academic programs
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
First-year experiences
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
No
Pre-professional programs
-
Cooperative education programs
-
Teacher certification is offered in
-
Subject areas offering education certification
-
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
religious
veteran student
international students
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
14
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
-
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
No
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
-
Student exchange programs offered with
Art Academy of Cincinnati
California College of the Arts
Cleveland Institute of Art
College for Creative Studies
Columbus College of Art and Design
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Canada
China
France
Germany
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
United Kingdom
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
-
Consortia
Consortia
Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
