Founded in 1871, SFAI is the nation’s oldest and only school of higher education dedicated to contemporary art; offering BFA, BA, MFA and MA degrees, Post-Baccalaureate and pre-college programs in art, art history, letters and sciences.
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San Francisco Art Institute ( SFAI) was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Approximately 220 undergraduates and 112 graduate students were enrolled in 2021. [2]
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3 de feb. de 2022 · The San Francisco Art Institute, which has been plagued by crippling debt, has formalized plans to integrate with — and eventually be acquired by — the University of San Francisco.