San Francisco Art Institute Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at San Francisco Art Institute is 11:1, and the school has 83.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at San Francisco Art Institute include: Painting; Visual and Performing Arts, Other; Cinematography and Film/Video Production; Design and Visual Communications, General; and Photography. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 55.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	11:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Painting 38% Visual and Performing Arts, Other 16% Cinematography and Film/Video Production 13% Design and Visual Communications, General 13% Photography 11%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
Combined-degree programs	Master of Arts in History & Theory of Contemporary with Master of Fine Arts in a studio practice;
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 33% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 60% Undergraduate research/creative projects 52%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	55%
4-year graduation rate	39

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data