SFAI Rankings and Evaluation

Arts, Music, Design Schools

#10 in Arts, Music, Design Schools

San Francisco Art Institute is ranked 10^th in Arts, Music, Design Schools.

The following statements evaluate San Francisco Art Institute by comparing key academic facts to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Its tuition & fees of $46,064 is expensive compared to similar schools.
It has very small number of students of 70.
It offers limited area of study (14 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of SFAI are $46,064 and it is expensive compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

San Francisco Art Institute $46,064

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $26,737

4-Years Colleges $22,926

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California $27,917

Graduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees of SFAI are $48,250 and it is very expensive compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

San Francisco Art Institute $48,250

All U.S. Colleges $18,842

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $18,688

4-Years Colleges $18,848

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California $23,169

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at SFAI is 32% and it is lower (less completion rate) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

San Francisco Art Institute 32%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 56%

4-Years Colleges 51%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California 63%

Student Population

The total student population at SFAI is 70 and its population very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

San Francisco Art Institute 70

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 2,477

4-Years Colleges 4,686

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California 2,024

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at SFAI is $21,140 which is 45.89% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is lower compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

San Francisco Art Institute $21,140

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $16,488

4-Years Colleges $12,161

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California $17,459

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at SFAI is 4 to 1 and the ratio is very lower (smaller size classes) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.