San Francisco, California · Private For-Profit
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Academy of Art University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 315 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
8.8% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 8.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~315
- Schools with reported signal
- 492
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 34.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $40,613/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $162,452
- Median debt
- $31,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $39,008/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 492 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 4.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($19,786 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($17,498 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 98% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.4% reported share · $536 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.0% reported share · $1,471 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.9% reported share · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 3.8% reported share · $3,103 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $1,947 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,407 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Film/Video and Photographic Arts accounts for 8.8% of reported programs at Academy of Art University, which is bigger than 95% of schools in this field set and 4.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 315 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Academy of Art University's average net price is $40,613 per year, about $162,452 over four years. That is $19,786 above the $20,827 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $39,008 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $17,498 below the $56,506 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Academy of Art University #484 of 492 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.