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Academy Alumni in June Blockbuster Movies

Dark Phoenix, Men in Black, and Toy Story 4 all screen this month of June. We’re proud to highlight some of the Academy of Art University alumni who worked on these blockbuster movies.

Award-winning Film School Alum Tosin Coker Explores the Academy Experience in Exclusive Interview

Know more about Academy of Art's film school alum Tosin Coker's story and Academy experience in this exclusive interview.

Faculty + Alumni Fine Art Auction Set for Nov. 3, in SF and Online

International Admissions

Academy of Art University welcomes students from all around the world – in San Francisco and online! In fact, 36% of our current students hail from 115 countries worldwide, and attend the Academy in order to take advantage of our unique offerings.

School of Interior Architecture & Design Ranks Top 9 Best Online Master’s for Interior Design Degree Programs in 2021

The School of Interior Architecture & Design Ranks Top 9 Best Online Master’s for Interior Design Degree Programs in 2021.

Oscar-Winning Executive Director Jana Memel on the 2019 Awards

We wanted to learn more about Jana Sue Memel's unique perspective on the world behind the lens, so we sat down with her to reflect on the past year in film.

Through Art, Graduate Student Reflects on Identity, Home and Belonging

A fine art school graduate uses her art to bring up topics that would otherwise be difficult to insert into conversation, such as belongingness as an immigrant.

Remembering Honorary Doctorate Jim Ales

A widely admired figure in the design world and Academy of Art University community, Jim Ales was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university. Here, he’s recalled by his peers.

‘We All Have Stories to Tell’: Acting School Challenges Students in Solo Festival

Two students in Academy of Art University’s School of Acting were challenged to look inward and perform with raw vulnerability in the school’s first annual Solo Performance Festival. The Dec. 7 event, billed It’s Not Always Black and White, featured two one-person plays by students Samantha Girard (MA candidate) and Treya Brown (BFA candidate).

Housing Costs

The cost for housing varies based on the type of room in which a student lives and whether or not he or she is required to have a meal plan. Learn about the costs associated with on-campus housing in San Francisco.

Bay Area Field Visit Gives Academy's Landscape Architecture Students Real-World Insights

It’s a sunny spring day. Jeff McLane, director of the Academy of Art University’s School of Landscape Architecture, walks ahead of a group of graduate and undergraduate students. They’re in the marshlands of Heron’s Head Park, on the edge of San Francisco’s Bayview district. It’s a perfect place to find inspiration for including environmental issues in their studies. Visiting sites like Heron’s Head gives students knowledge of development needs, native and invasive species, and much more. This will be invaluable when they put their landscape architecture degrees into practice.

Interaction & UI/UX Design

Courses in visual design, user experience, design strategies, web design, and motion graphics are taught by a faculty that works as creatives professionals.