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Former name | Academy of Advertising Art, Richard Stephens Academy of Art, Academy of Art College |
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| Motto | Built by artists for artists |
| Type | Private for-profit art school |
| Established | 1929 |
| President | Elisa Stephens |
Academic staff | 202 full-time 601 part-time |
| Students | 7,805 |
| Undergraduates | 5,363[1] |
| Postgraduates | 2,442 |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Urban and online |
| Colors | Black and Red |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II |
| Website | academyart.edu |
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The Academy of Art University (AAU or ART U), 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.[2] In fall 2020, it had 202 full-time teachers, 621 part-time teaching staff, and 7,805 students;[3] it claims to be the largest privately owned art and design school in the United States.[4] 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.[5]
History[edit]
It was founded in 1929 as, Académie of Advertising Art,[6] a school for advertising art, at 215 Kearny Street.[7] The founder, Richard S. Stephens,[8] a painter and editor for Sunset Magazine,[9] led it until 1951 when his son Richard A. Stephens took over, who in 1992 was replaced by his daughter Elisa Stephens.[10][7] Under her presidency, student numbers increased from around 2000[citation needed] to 18,000 by 2011,[11] but have since fallen to under 12,000[citation needed]. Forbes estimated the Stephens' family wealth at $800 million in 2015.[12]
The school has been participating in the NY Fashion Week event bi-annually since 2005.[13][14][15] Every year, the university hosts a spring show that highlights student work from the school's 75 disciplines.[16]
The university owns and operates the Academy of Art University Automobile Museum with 200 vintage cars, a collection that started in the 1990s.[17][18][19]
In 2009, four former admission officers alleged that the school had compensated them based on how many students they could enroll, which is an incentive-based illegal recruitment technique and defrauding of the federal government.[20][21][22][23] The school took in over $1.5 billion in federal aid to be repaid by students since 2006.[12] The former employees became whistleblowers in a federal case, suing the school in U.S. District Court in Oakland in 2009.[22]
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