San Francisco Film School
San Francisco, California · Also known as San Francisco Film School · Website
$32,354
net price a year, after grants
$32,354
net price a year, after grants
San Francisco Film School is a for-profit 2-year college in San Francisco, California with 127 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $32,354 a year. 67% of students finish within 3 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$32,354
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
67%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
-
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $32,354
- Cost of attendance
- $37,597
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 20%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $31,770
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,772
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $33,228
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 127
- Part-time students
- 4.7%
- Women
- 9.4%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 25%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 2
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $32,354 | $20,161 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 64% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 25% | 80% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,800 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,186 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of San Francisco and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does San Francisco Film School cost?
$32,354 a year is the average net price at San Francisco Film School after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $37,597. Families earning under $30,000 pay $31,770 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at San Francisco Film School?
San Francisco Film School has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
What is the graduation rate at San Francisco Film School?
67% of first-time, full-time students at San Francisco Film School finish within 3 years. 25% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at San Francisco Film School?
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (24 certificate graduates), Film/Video and Photographic Arts (13 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.