Private for-profit · Community college
San Francisco Film School
San Francisco, California · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $32,354
- Avg net price
- 67%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
San Francisco Film School is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in San Francisco, California (large city setting), enrolling 127 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About San Francisco, California
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States. The earliest archeological evidence of human habitation in the area dates to 3000 BCE. The Ohlone name for San Francisco was Ahwaste, meaning "place at the bay". Although the Financial District, Union Square, and Fisherman's Wharf are well known around the world, San Francisco is also characterized by its numerous culturally rich streetscapes featuring mixed-use neighborhoods anchored around central commercial corridors to which residents and visitors alike can walk. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 2 miles to San Francisco, CA
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 11 miles to Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) · major hub
How San Francisco Film School compares
Higher than 57% · #186 of 382 in California
Higher than 3%
Cheaper than 6% · #334 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 89%
Larger than 34%
Percentiles compare San Francisco Film School with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White2.4%
- Other or multiracial98%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 127
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 96%
- Median family income
- $17,139
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $39,294
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $32,354
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 25%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 20%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $45
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
San Francisco Film School funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 70°F
- Winter low
- 47°F
- Annual rain
- 22.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Francisco Dwtn, CA US station (2 mi from campus).
What San Francisco Film School graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.