San Francisco, California · Private For-Profit
Graphic Communications 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 454 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
12.7% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 12.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~454
- Schools with reported signal
- 242
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 242 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 4.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($24,070 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($9,518 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 97% 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 · 1.7% reported share · $536 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $2,984 net A+ 
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 3.7% reported share · $2,288 net A+ 
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 1.4% reported share · $1,807 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,947 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Graphic Communications accounts for 12.7% of reported programs at Academy of Art University, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 4.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 454 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 $24,070 above the $16,543 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 $9,518 below the $48,526 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 #235 of 242 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.