About
The San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork is a private institution located in San Francisco, California, founded in 1969. It offers training programs in massage therapy, including a 600-hour Massage Therapist Program, and is accredited by several professional organizations, including the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
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 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
Action history · 2
- Feb 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
- Aug 2018Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 31 students received $90K in Pell grants, alongside $89K 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.
Academic programs at SFSM
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
SFSM vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions SFSM 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSan Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork | — | — | 139 | $22,464 | — |
| — | — | 19 | $14,762 | — | |
| — | — | 83 | — | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 26 | $24,417 | — | |
| — | — | 155 | $33,971 | — | |
| — | — | 114 | $4,779 | — | |
| — | — | 113 | — | — | |
| — | 41.7% | 48 | $5,699 | — | |
| — | — | 60 | $5,403 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $32,543 | — | |
| — | — | 48 | $29,617 | — | |
| — | 95.7% | 235 | $22,218 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 71 | $34,899 | — | |
| — | — | 101 | — | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $22,416 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $21,401 | — | |
| — | — | 65 | $21,927 | — | |
| — | — | 74 | $20,586 | — | |
| — | — | 77 | $22,211 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $20,553 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $22,946 | — | |
| — | — | 63 | $21,127 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $20,805 | — | |
| — | — | 84 | $20,796 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $20,273 | — | |
| — | — | 69 | $20,843 | — | |
| — | — | 21 | $22,508 | — | |
| — | — | 153 | $26,422 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 72 | $22,687 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $21,938 | — | |
| — | — | 67 | $16,352 | — | |
| — | — | 28 | $15,577 | — | |
| — | — | 60 | $19,813 | — | |
| Peer group median | — | 97.9% | 72 | $21,664 |
Institutions like SFSM
Explore the federal data for institutions in SFSM's comparison group.
- California
American Institute of Massage Therapy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19Net price$14,762View data - Illinois
CALC Institute of Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment83Net price—View data - Missouri
Concorde Career College-Broadway
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment26Net price$24,417View data - Texas
Cortiva Institute-Arlington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment155Net price$33,971View data - Texas
CTK Healthcare & Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment114Net price$4,779View data - Missouri
Healing Arts Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment113Net price—View data - New Jersey
Healthcare Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate41.7%Enrollment48Net price$5,699View data - Texas
Institute of Allied Healthcare
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price$5,403View data - California
Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$32,543View data - California
Medical Allied Career Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment48Net price$29,617View data - Kentucky
Medical Career & Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate95.7%Enrollment235Net price$22,218View data - California
North-West College-Glendale
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment71Net price$34,899View data - Virginia
Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment101Net price—View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment50Net price$22,416View data - Kentucky
Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$21,401View data - West Virginia
Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment65Net price$21,927View data - Ohio
Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price$20,586View data - Kentucky
Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment77Net price$22,211View data - Indiana
Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$20,553View data - Indiana
Ross Medical Education Center-Kokomo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$22,946View data - Indiana
Ross Medical Education Center-Muncie
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment63Net price$21,127View data - Ohio
Ross Medical Education Center-Niles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$20,805View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment84Net price$20,796View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$20,273View data - California
San Joaquin Valley College-Delano
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment69Net price$20,843View data - Texas
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21Net price$22,508View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsMissouri
St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment153Net price$26,422View data - Louisiana
Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$22,687View data - Louisiana
Unitech Training Academy-Houma
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47Net price$21,938View data - New York
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$16,352View data - Louisiana
Williams Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment28Net price$15,577View data - Georgia
Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price$19,813View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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