San Francisco Art Institute closed in 7/2022 (U.S. Department of Education IPEDS). The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.
San Francisco Art Institute
Acceptance rate
94.7%
2021
Peer median 61.3%
“Peers” are all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Website
- www.sfai.edu
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
- Also known as
- SFAI
- President
- Mark (Kushner)
- Phone
- 4157717020
- City
- San Francisco, California
- Address
- 800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94133-2299
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 61.3% · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2021
In 2020: men 78.5%, women 95.3%.
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
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 2.6 mi
U.S. News #116
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San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco · 6.6 mi
U.S. News #227
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 9.8 mi
U.S. News #20
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 29.2 mi
U.S. News #5
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 41.0 mi
U.S. News #55
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 59.2 mi
U.S. News #109
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University of the PacificStockton · 61.5 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of California-DavisDavis · 62.5 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of California-MercedMerced · 113.2 mi
U.S. News #69
Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2017–2019
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
All 60Notable alumni of San Francisco Art Institute include Courtney Love (Rock singer, guitarist and actress), Kathryn Bigelow (Filmmaker and two-time Academy Award winner) and Annie Leibovitz (Portrait photographer known for celebrity portraits).
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Courtney Love 1964–
Rock singer, guitarist and actress
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Kathryn Bigelow 1951–
Filmmaker and two-time Academy Award winner
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Annie Leibovitz 1949–
Portrait photographer known for celebrity portraits
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Spike Jonze 1969–
Filmmaker and actor
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Jerry Garcia 1942–1995
Lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead
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Gutzon Borglum 1867–1941
Sculptor of Mount Rushmore
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Emily Carr 1871–1945
Canadian painter and writer
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Gale Harold 1969–
Actor, star of Queer as Folk
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Devendra Banhart 1981–
Singer-songwriter and visual artist
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.