By the numbers: Academy of Art University in San Francisco

"The for-profit Academy of Art University in San Francisco calls itself a launching pad for careers at top-paying companies, from Apple to Google to Adidas. About 13,000 students are enrolled in San Francisco and around the world, according to the school’s accreditor, WASC Senior College and University Commission. They are full and part-timers, undergraduates and graduate students. About 40% study entirely online.

But the numbers the company reports to the U.S. Department of Education about its results for a subset of its students — undergraduates who took out federal loans — tell a bleaker story:

28%: Students who graduated within eight years.

44%: Full-time students who graduated within eight years

$44,226: Average annual cost, including campus housing, for 2018-19.

$19,100 to $46,500: Median salaries one year after graduation, depending on field of study. Lowest: “drama/theater arts and stagecraft.” Highest: “computer software and media applications.”

$27,875 to $47,188: Median debt levels after graduation, depending on field of study."