San Francisco
Film School
For-profit College in San Francisco, CA. Six-year graduation rate 67%.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
67% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Just 25% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. At 8:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 266 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 266 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $32,354 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Net price varies modestly by income — $31,770 at $0–30k against $33,228 at $48–75k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 23% of students receive any. Only 20% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 16 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $31,770 |
| $30–48k | $31,772 |
| $48–75k | $33,228 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 53 of these 266 students, totalling $443,611 — an average of $8,370 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Francisco County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)