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Art & design at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 289 art & design majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 56th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally.

86/100Standout#56 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year2895% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$149Ka year, NSF
Admit rate96%whole school

Around San Francisco State University

Fine Arts building at San Francisco State University, California, US
Fine Arts building at San Francisco State University, California, USPhoto: Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
// Reel-to-rell recorders and magnetic tape by Sameer Verma, San Francisco State
Concord Stereophonic 440 tape recorder (18344803338)Photo: Sameer Verma from San Francisco, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Many students and other people gather here by the truckloads when there is some
Student gathering, San Francisco State University (November 2009)Photo: Michael Ocampo · CC BY 2.0 · source
Looka em all. S'many.
SF State studentsPhoto: Orin Zebest from San Francisco, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Fine Arts.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 7 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Florida State University 87
  2. Miami University–Oxford 87
  3. Baylor University 86
  4. Texas Christian University 86
  5. Hamilton College 86
  6. Princeton University 86
  7. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 86
  8. Pomona College 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Francisco State University with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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