Santa Fe University of Art and Design

Santa Fe University of Art and Design (SFUAD) was a for-profit, accredited four-year university located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, US. The university was built from the College of Santa Fe, a Catholic facility founded as St. Michael's College in 1859, and renamed The College of Santa Fe in 1966. After financial difficulties in 2009, the campus was purchased by the City of Santa Fe, the State of New Mexico, and Laureate Education, and reopened with a narrowed focus on the film, theater, and other arts. As the Santa Fe University of Art and Design it became a secular college of 950 students. According to the U.S. Department of Education, as of 2017 the overall graduation rate is 22%. The university closed in May 2018.