Getting in
San Francisco Film School has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.
What it costs
| Average net price after grants and scholarships | $31,768 |
The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 42% above the median net price of colleges in California on this site ($22,336).
Net price by family income
| Family income a year | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Up to $30,000 | $32,380 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $31,657 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $31,281 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | not reported |
| Above $110,000 | not reported |
For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.
For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.
Results
| Measure | This college | CA median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students who come back for a second year | 25% | 76% | 73% |
| Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length) | 51% | 51% | 49% |
Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in California and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.
The students
28% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 25% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 9% women and 91% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 235 of the 267 colleges in California on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,759.
What is not reported
The College Scorecard has no figure for an admission rate, published tuition, earnings of former students or loan debt at San Francisco Film School. That is common for colleges that are small or new, that teach mostly graduate students, or that take few first-time, full-time students, because several measures count only that group. It says nothing by itself about quality. Ask the college directly for the figures that matter to you.
Other colleges in California of a similar size
- California Indian Nations CollegePalm Desert, public
- Latin American Bible InstituteLa Puente, private nonprofit
- PCI CollegeCerritos, private for-profit
- Interior Designers InstituteNewport Beach, private for-profit
- Fremont UniversityCerritos, private for-profit
- Sacramento Ultrasound InstituteSacramento, private for-profit
Common questions
What is the graduation rate of San Francisco Film School?
51% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.