San Francisco Film School
Undergraduates
127
Student-faculty ratio 8:1
Peer median 14 : 1
Graduation rate
21.2%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 21.2%
Peer median 57.4%
“Peers” are all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Website
- www.sanfranciscofilmschool.edu
- Undergraduates
- 127
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
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
- San Francisco Film School
- Academic calendar
- Differs by program
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Jeremiah Birnbaum (President)
- Phone
- 4158247000
- City
- San Francisco, California
- Address
- 155 Sansome Street 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104-2835
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
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| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production. | - |
Students
127 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 91:9 · Freshman retention 25.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 83
- First-year undergraduates 42
- Transfers and others 2
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (127)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 12.2% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$3.6M
Expenses$3.3M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
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 · 2.9 mi
U.S. News #116
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San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco · 6.4 mi
U.S. News #227
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 9.5 mi
U.S. News #20
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 28.1 mi
U.S. News #5
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 39.8 mi
U.S. News #55
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 58.1 mi
U.S. News #109
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University of the PacificStockton · 60.8 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of California-DavisDavis · 62.6 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of California-MercedMerced · 112.1 mi
U.S. News #69
Peer median 0.0 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
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.