Academy of Art University

The Academy of Art University is a privately owned for-profit art school in San Francisco, California, USA. It has over 18,000 students, and claims to be the largest privately owned art and design school in the United States.

The school is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

The Academy of Art University offers associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in numerous subjects.

Famous alumni: Deanne Fitzmaurice (photographer, winner of a 2005 Pulitzer Prize), Asencio (figurative painter), Chris Milk (music video director), Kara Laricks (fashion designer), Lauren Conrad (actress), Rodrigo Prieto (cinematographer) and others.