San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Website: San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute School Description
At The Art Institutes schools, you can get the creative degree to turn your passion and inspiration into a career. We offer master's, bachelor's, and associate's degrees, as well as diplomas and certificate programs specializing in the creative arts. We also offer a variety of evening and weekend learning options, so there’s an education solution to fit your schedule. Our students receive a practical, focused education that prepares them to begin their careers with the real-world skills employers need.
SCHOOL LOCATIONS
When you're not working hard on your projects, you'll want to explore the city you call home. The Art Institutes schools are located across North America, in major urban areas.
PROGRAMS
We offer a wide range of creative programs to fit your passion, including:
* Advertising
* Culinary Arts
* Culinary Management
* Digital Design
* Digital Filmmaking
* Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
* Digital Media Production
* Fashion Design
* Fashion Marketing
* Fashion Marketing & Management
* Game Art & Design
* Graphic Design
* Industrial Design
* Interior Design
* Media Arts & Animation
* Photography
* Video Production
* Visual Communications
* Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
* Web Design
* Web Design & Interactive Media
Programs, credential levels, and scheduling options vary by school.
OUR FACULTY
Many of our faculty members are experienced professionals who continue to work outside of the classroom, sharing their work knowledge with their classes and giving them the inside track on current industry trends and techniques. Our faculty also know first-hand what today’s employers need, giving their students the practical, hands-on education they need to help them achieve their goals.
CAREER SERVICES
Career services are offered to all students. From part-time and freelance job assistance to professional development and interviewing skills, our Career Services staff can help you build your creative future.
FINANCIAL AID
You have lots of questions about financing your education. Our Student Financial Services staff will help you:
-Apply for grants, loans, and work study, available to those who qualify
-Complete your financial forms
-Prepare a financial plan to help you responsibly manage your school expenses
Financial Aid is available to those who qualify.
Program offerings and credential levels vary by school.
San Francisco Art Institute
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaFounded in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) is one of the U.S.’s older and more prestigious schools of higher education in contemporary art. The school is located in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California, United States. SFAI is a private, non-profit institution accredited by WASC and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.
Academic programs
SFAI offers Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Master of Fine Arts degrees and Post-Baccalaureate certificates. SFAI's current Dean of Academic Affairs is curator Okwui Enwezor.
School of Studio Practice
The School of Studio Practice consists of the traditional departments of Painting, Sculpture, Film, Photography, Design+Technology, Printmaking, and New Genres.
School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Founded in 2006, SFAI's School of Interdisciplinary Studies offers BA and MA degrees in History and Theory of Contemporary Art, Urban Studies, and Exhibition and Museum Studies (MA only). It also houses four research and teaching centers: Public Practice, Media Culture, Art+Science, and Word, Text, and Image.
History
The San Francisco Art Association (SFAA) was founded in 1871 and it opened the San Francisco School of Design in February 1874 under the direction of landscape painter Virgil Macey Williams. In 1893 the name was changed to California School of Design and the association affiliated with the University of California and inherited the mansion of Mark Hopkins on Nob Hill. Its museum functions continued under the title of the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art.
The fire following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed both the mansion and the school. A year later, the school was rebuilt on the site of the old mansion and renamed the San Francisco Institute of Art. In 1916 the SFAA merged with the San Francisco Society of Artists and assumed directorship of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, then located in the Palace of Fine Arts, a relic of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The school was also renamed the California School of Fine Arts (CSFA). In 1926 the school moved to its present location at 800 Chestnut Street in San Francisco. In 1961 the school took its modern name, the San Francisco Art Institute.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Southwest
- Setting:
- Large City Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Size:
- Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
- Nickname:
- SFAI
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 377
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 100%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
San Francisco Art Institute Degree Programs
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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Visual and Performing Arts
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Visual Arts
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Painting
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolor media; painting techniques; and personal style development. See more Painting Schools or Online Painting School Degree Programs
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Printmaking
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Includes instruction in monochrome and color printing; tonality; chemistry; equipment set-up and maintenance; techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite; and personal style development. See more Printmaking Schools
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Sculpture
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, molding, welding, casting, and modeling; and personal style development. See more Sculpture Schools
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Painting
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Visual and Performing Arts
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Communication & Media
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Design & Visual Communications
A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that may prepare individuals in any of the applied art media. See more Design & Visual Communications Schools or Online Design & Visual Communications School Degree Programs
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Film/Video & Cinematography
Learn to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of films and videos. This major includes instruction in the theory of film; film technology and equipment operation; film production; film directing; film editing; cinematographic art; film audio; techniques for making specific types of films and/or videos; the , use of computer applications to record or enhance images, audio or effect and the planning and management of film/video operations. See more Film/Video & Cinematography Schools or Online Film/Video & Cinematography School Degree Programs
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Photography
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects. See more Photography Schools or Online Photography School Degree Programs
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Design & Visual Communications
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field. See more Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools or Online Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies School Degree Programs
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Master’s Degree Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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Visual and Performing Arts
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Visual and Performing Arts Schools
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other
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Visual Arts
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Visual Arts Schools
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Painting
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolor media; painting techniques; and personal style development. See more Painting Schools or Online Painting School Degree Programs
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Printmaking
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Includes instruction in monochrome and color printing; tonality; chemistry; equipment set-up and maintenance; techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite; and personal style development. See more Printmaking Schools
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Sculpture
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, molding, welding, casting, and modeling; and personal style development. See more Sculpture Schools
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Painting
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Visual and Performing Arts
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Visual and Performing Arts Schools
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Communication & Media
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Design & Visual Communications
A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that may prepare individuals in any of the applied art media. See more Design & Visual Communications Schools or Online Design & Visual Communications School Degree Programs
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Film/Video & Cinematography
Learn to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of films and videos. This major includes instruction in the theory of film; film technology and equipment operation; film production; film directing; film editing; cinematographic art; film audio; techniques for making specific types of films and/or videos; the , use of computer applications to record or enhance images, audio or effect and the planning and management of film/video operations. See more Film/Video & Cinematography Schools or Online Film/Video & Cinematography School Degree Programs
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Photography
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects. See more Photography Schools or Online Photography School Degree Programs
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Design & Visual Communications
San Francisco Art Institute Students & Campus Life
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| Percent of Students International: | 8% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 22% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
San Francisco Art Institute Expenses (Tuition & Fees)
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 28,455 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 28,420 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 70 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,843 | 23% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 5,614 | 11% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 10,009 | 55% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 7,521 | 50% | |
Any Aid: |
61% |
San Francisco Art Institute Admissions
| Acceptance Rate: | 28% (Most Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 40% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 490, Math: 450 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 630, Math: 590 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 60% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 20, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 25, Verbal: 27, Math: 21 |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Application Fee: | $ 65.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Not Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
College Advice on San Francisco Art Institute
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Question: is sfai (san francisco art institute)a good school to study MA?is considered to be among the top art schools?47 months ago
Best AnswerYes I think it is the most prestigious in SF. It's in a beautiful building in between the marina, Russian Hill & North Beach too. |
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