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Academy of Art University

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Academy of Art University (AAU or ART U)
Academy of Art University building, New Montgomery Street.jpg
Former name
Academy of Advertising Art,
Richard Stephens Academy of Art,
Academy of Art College
MottoBuilt by artists for artists
TypePrivate for-profit art school
Established1929
PresidentElisa Stephens
Academic staff
202 full-time
601 part-time
Students7,805
Undergraduates5,363[1]
Postgraduates2,442
Location
United States
CampusUrban and online
ColorsBlack and Red   
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II
Websiteacademyart.edu
AcademyArtUnivLogo.png

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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