Academic Life at Academy of Art University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Academy of Art University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

With 15 students per faculty member, Academy of Art University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. 20% of the instructors at Academy of Art University are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Academy of Art University can choose from 20 majors with reported graduates spanning 10 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Academy of Art University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Academy of Art University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Academy of Art University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Academy of Art University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 3,316 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (75% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Academy of Art University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Academy of Art University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Academy of Art University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Academy of Art University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at Academy of Art University — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at Academy of Art University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies