Academy of Art University

San Francisco, Italy

The Academy of Art University formerly Academy of Art College and Richard Stephens Academy of Art, is a private for-profit art school in San Francisco, California. It was founded as the Academy of Advertising Art by Richard S. Stephens in 1929. The school is one of the largest property owners in San

Francisco, with the main campus located on New Montgomery Street in the South of Market district. In fall 2024, it had 95 full-time teachers, 508 part-time teaching staff, and 5,498 students; it claims to be the largest privately owned art and design school in the United States.

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