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Requirements for Campus Housing - Over 21 Students

Use our guides to help you navigate the application process for housing for students 21 and over.

Campus Safety

The Campus Safety team is a proactive, service-oriented agency trained to respond to the needs of our students, faculty and administrators.

How To Apply: Graduate Students

Learn how to apply to Academy of Art University. Whether you're an undergrad, transfer student, graduate student, pre-college, homeschooled, or you just want to take some art classes for personal enrichment, we are here to help you to apply to the Academy.

School of Acting | School of Acting Faculty

Jana Sue Memel is an Academy Award-winning producer and writer. Ms. Memel has produced over 25 movies and over 65 half-hour, live-action shorts that have played as television series in more than 30 countries. She has produced films that won Writers Guild and Directors Guild Awards, Emmys, CableACE Awards and the Humanitas Prize.

Fashion Product Development (MFA)

ABC7 News Features School of Game Development Executive Director David Goodwine and Student Shawn Lui

School of Game Development at Academy of Art University was featured on the ABC7 story by David Louie on December 3, 2020. Learn more.

Student & Academic Policies

As a higher learning institution, we expect our students to act with professionalism, courtesy, and integrity in all aspects of behavior.

Fashion Shows

Renowned as one of the top fashion design schools in the nation, the School of Fashion provides students with unique opportunities to showcase their work to industry professionals and recruiters at the biannual fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center in New York City. The Annual Graduation Fashion Show in San Francisco is another opportunity afforded Academy of Art University fashion students and has been heralded as the "Fashion Week of San Francisco" by both local and national members of the fashion industry.

Carolyn Meyer

Carolyn Meyer launched her career as an art director for Gardner Communications Inc., an advertising agency in San Francisco, and was one of the founding principals of Paris Printing, a large-size printing company in Northern California. Her works are on display at local galleries—including ArtHaus, William Lester Gallery, and Hang Gallery—and in galleries across the United States.

English for Art Purposes (EAP)

Academy of Art University attracts art and design students from all over the globe. That’s why we designed our English for Art Purposes (EAP) Program, which empowers international students to develop the English, cultural, and independent learning skills necessary for success in their Academy of Art University classes.

Academy of Art University Strategic Plan 2022-2027

The Academy's Strategic Plan for 2016 – 2021 envisions the future and articulates the steps we must take to ensure the very best experience for our students who are the heart of the University.