This school has closed

American Conservatory Theater closed in 5/2022 (U.S. Department of Education IPEDS). The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.

Private nonprofit, 4-year

American Conservatory Theater

San Francisco, California · www.act-sf.org

About

Type: Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location: San Francisco, California
Website: www.act-sf.org

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Large city
Nearest major city: San Francisco, about 35 mi
Nearest international airport: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), about 10 mi

San Francisco, California

President: Pam MacKinnon (Artistic Director)
Phone: 41583432002400
City: San Francisco, California
Address: 415 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

No athlete data available for 2025.

No athlete data available for 2024.

No athlete data available for 2023.

Nearby & Safety

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Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

142.9 2010

310.3 2011

384.6 2012

285.7 2013

322.6 2014

312.5 2015

630.4 2016

333.3 2017

265.3 2018

260.9 2019

Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.

Incidents, 2017–2019

Robbery

Aggravated assault

Motor vehicle theft

Arson

Domestic violence

Weapons arrests

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

All 24

Notable alumni of American Conservatory Theater include Chris Pine (Actor, played James T. Kirk in Star Trek), Zendaya (Actress and singer, two-time Emmy winner) and Winona Ryder (American actress).

Chris Pine 1980–

Actor, played James T. Kirk in Star Trek

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Father: Robert Pine (Ohio Wesleyan University)
Zendaya 1996–

Actress and singer, two-time Emmy winner
Winona Ryder 1971–

American actress
Brie Larson 1989–

Actress, singer and filmmaker
Elizabeth Banks 1974–

Actress and director, played Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games

Master of Fine Arts

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

Spouse: Max Handelman (University of California-Los Angeles, University of Pennsylvania)
Danny Glover 1946–

Actor and producer

Also attended: City College of San Francisco, San Francisco State University
Milo Ventimiglia 1977–

Actor known for Gilmore Girls

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Spouse: Jarah Mariano (Pace University-New York)
Beth Behrs 1985–

Actress known for 2 Broke Girls

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Spouse: Michael Gladis (State University of New York at New Paltz)
M.C. Gainey 1948–

Character actor, played Tom Friendly in Lost

Also attended: University of Southern Mississippi

See all 24 notable alumni of American Conservatory Theater →

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.