English REVIEWED INSTITUTION LOCATIONS
Colleges and institutions in San Francisco.
Explore 23 postsecondary institutions recorded as active and public-facing in their connected NCES IPEDS directory year, with a reporting location of San Francisco, California.
What is in this list?
The directory includes 10 private for-profit institutions, 9 private nonprofit institutions, 4 public institutions. Institution types describe the organization; check the exact course and award level separately.
Directory reporting years: 2018, 2021, 2024, 2025. Comparable historical tuition records are connected for 13 of these 23 institutions. Missing price data does not mean an institution charges no tuition.
This is a city-field match to reviewed records. Nearby municipalities and other campuses may have separate listings. Explore the wider California directory →
Institutions to research
Four-year
Academy of Art University ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $30,736 · 2024-25
Four-year
American Conservatory Theater ↗
Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $30,800 · 2021-22
Four-year
Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Less than two-year
Bay Area Medical Academy ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Less than two-year
Blush School of Makeup ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Four-year
California College of the Arts ↗
Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $60,226 · 2024-25
Four-year
California Institute of Integral Studies ↗
Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA
Less than two-year
Cinta Aveda Institute ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Two-year
City College of San Francisco ↗
Public · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $14,656 · 2024-25
Four-year
EDvance College ↗
Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $12,300 · 2024-25
Four-year
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $32,645 · 2021-22
Four-year
Golden Gate University ↗
Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $31,243 · 2023-24
Two-year
Miami Ad School-San Francisco ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $19,400 · 2023-24
Four-year
Minerva University ↗
Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $23,630 · 2024-25
Four-year
San Francisco Art Institute ↗
Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $46,064 · 2020-21
Four-year
San Francisco Conservatory of Music ↗
Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $56,150 · 2024-25
Two-year
San Francisco Film School ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Less than two-year
San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Less than two-year
San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork ↗
Private for-profit · San Francisco, CA
Four-year
San Francisco State University ↗
Public · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $20,550 · 2024-25
Four-year
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco ↗
Public · San Francisco, CA
Four-year
University of California-San Francisco ↗
Public · San Francisco, CA
Four-year
University of San Francisco ↗
Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $60,492 · 2024-25
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A tuition figure does not include the full cost of living in San Francisco. Verify your student category and academic year, then add housing, meals, insurance, travel and other expenses using your own current estimates. The listed out-of-state prices do not establish international-student charges.
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