About
The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is a private institution founded in 1992, located in New York City, Los Angeles, and Florence, Italy, along with additional locations. NYFA offers programs focused on filmmaking, acting for film, photography, and other arts-related fields, emphasizing a hands-on, project-based approach to education.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs at New York Film Academy
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
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
New York Film Academy vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions New York Film Academy 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNew York Film Academy | 68% | — | 1,132 | $46,420 | — |
American Academy of Art College | 45% | — | — | $34,298 | — |
Design Institute of San Diego | 80% | 100.0% | 94 | $31,293 | — |
Five Towns College | 55% | 53.8% | 974 | $20,799 | — |
Gnomon | 100% | 41.8% | 526 | $45,824 | — |
Los Angeles College of Music | 28% | 87.7% | 261 | $40,853 | — |
Los Angeles Film School | 34% | — | 5,472 | $33,130 | — |
Northwest College of Art & Design | 58% | 66.0% | 139 | $20,185 | — |
Nossi College of Art and Design | 42% | 46.3% | 247 | $23,591 | — |
Seattle Film Institute | — | — | 85 | $41,429 | — |
Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY | — | — | 188 | — | — |
| Peer group median | 55% | 59.9% | 254 | $33,714 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of New York Film Academy (22)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Michel van der AaMusic
- Kunle AfolayanFilm
- Nag AshwinFilm
- Lana CondorFilm
- Hannah Lux DavisFilm
- Shaquille O'NealSports
- Julie PacinoFilm
- Eve HewsonFilm
- King BachEntertainment
- Alaya FFilm
- Dina AzarBroadcasting
- Aisha Augie-KutaPhotography
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