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San Francisco Film School

San Francisco, CA · City · 127 students
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$32,354
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
34%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
64% typical
—
Earnings 10 years on
$41,273 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
92% typical · not scored
Accredited by Council on Occupational Education
About

The San Francisco Film School is renowned for its intensive, hands-on approach to cinematic arts, offering highly practical degree and certificate programs in film production, screenwriting, and digital filmmaking. Emphasizing a project-based curriculum, the school sets itself apart by having students write, direct, and edit their own original films using professional-grade equipment from their very first semester. Its campus culture is tight-knit, creative, and collaborative, immersing aspiring filmmakers in San Francisco's vibrant independent arts community while providing direct mentorship from active industry professionals.


Wikipedia:San Francisco Film School, also formerly known as the San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking and FilmSchoolSF, is a private, for-profit vocational film school in San Francisco, California. The school was founded by Stephen Kopels and Jeremiah Birnbaum in 2005 and works in conjunction with Fog City Productions, a local independent production company, to teach students the art and craft of filmmaking. The programs include an Associate of Applied Sciences in Digital Filmmaking, a Professional Certificate program, workshops, and a GAP Year Semester Program.

Location
San Francisco, CA, 94104-2835 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
OAK · Oakland
11 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
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Average net price$32,354
Same price for all students
Average net price$32,354
Net price by family income · 2023-24
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
34%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
86% graduated · 14% left or unknown · none transferred or still enrolled
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Student Body
Gender
Men 91%Women 9%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell grant
23%
Family income
$17,139
Independent
72%
Age at entry
31.0
Part-time
5%
Race & ethnicity
White
2%
Two or more
1%
Unknown
97%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Faculty salary
$4,366/mo
Teaching spend
$8,907
per student
Federal loans
20%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — arts & design
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, medium full-time

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