About
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data0 · 0.0%
- Failing1 · 100.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 4
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2017Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2017Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $816K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 64 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at AFI
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
AFI vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions AFI selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAmerican Film Institute Conservatory | — | — | 379 | — | — |
| 79% | 74.5% | 2,308 | $50,209 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 61% | 91.1% | 1,308 | $42,168 | — | |
| 67% | 32.3% | 1,277 | $47,183 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 82% | 65.4% | 9,760 | $47,527 | R2 Research | |
| 52% | 89.5% | 5,570 | $26,788 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 96% | 4.0% | 35,173 | $20,148 | R1 Research | |
| 88% | 9.2% | 56,832 | $35,035 | R1 Research | |
| 69% | 83.0% | 18,550 | $45,450 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 83% | 38.3% | 1,137 | $38,802 | Baccalaureate | |
| 92% | 9.8% | 46,566 | $31,927 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 81% | 51.9% | 5,570 | $40,485 |
Institutions like AFI
Explore the federal data for institutions in AFI's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsCalifornia
Art Center College of Design
Grad rate79%Admit rate74.5%Enrollment2,308Net price$50,209View data - California
California College of the Arts
Grad rate61%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment1,308Net price$42,168View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
California Institute of the Arts
Grad rate67%Admit rate32.3%Enrollment1,277Net price$47,183View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Chapman University
Grad rate82%Admit rate65.4%Enrollment9,760Net price$47,527View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIllinois
Columbia College Chicago
Grad rate52%Admit rate89.5%Enrollment5,570Net price$26,788View data - R1 ResearchNew York
Columbia University in the City of New York
Grad rate96%Admit rate4.0%Enrollment35,173Net price$20,148View data - R1 ResearchNew York
New York University
Grad rate88%Admit rate9.2%Enrollment56,832Net price$35,035View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsGeorgia
Savannah College of Art and Design
Grad rate69%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment18,550Net price$45,450View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Scripps College
Grad rate83%Admit rate38.3%Enrollment1,137Net price$38,802View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of Southern California
Grad rate92%Admit rate9.8%Enrollment46,566Net price$31,927View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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