List of colleges and universities in San Francisco

List of colleges and universities in San Francisco

Despite its limited geographical space, San Francisco, California is home to a multitude of colleges and universities.

Public colleges and universities include:
*City College of San Francisco, one of the largest community colleges in the country is located in the Ingleside, with several extension campuses.
*San Francisco State University located in the southwest corner of the city near Lake Merced
*University of California, San Francisco, primarily a graduate level health-sciences school, located in the Parnassus Heights/Inner Sunset neighborhood and in Mission Bay
*University of California, Hastings College of the Law located downtown at its Civic CenterPrivate colleges and universities:
*Academy of Art University
*Alliant International University, formerly California School of Professional Psychology
*Art Institute of California - San Francisco, a private campus which focuses on video game based education
*Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
*California College of the Arts Oakland based school, offering undergraduate programs in architecture and design, and graduate programs in Potrero Hill
*California Institute of Integral Studies in several locations
*DeVry University, offering courses in business administration, engineering, communication, bioinformatics and management.
*The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), located in the heart of downtown
*Golden Gate University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in the Financial District of downtown San Francisco, California. Founded in 1901, the university is best known for its school of law.
*Heald College, located in the Financial District
*New College of California, now defunct, was located in the Mission District
*San Francisco Art Institute, alma mater of photographer Annie Leibovitz, performance artist Karen Finley
*San Francisco Conservatory of Music
*San Francisco Law School
*San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
*The University of the Pacific
*The Jesuit-run University of San Francisco, one of the first universities established west of the Mississippi. It is located in the geographic center of the city on Lone Mountain.
*Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, offering their top-ranked MBA locally in San Francisco, located in the Financial District


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