American Conservatory Theater: Statistics

Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 6528 of 14,131	In the World
# 1789 of 2,500	In North America
# 1701 of 2,443	In the United States
# 145 of 249	In California
# 10 of 12	In San Francisco

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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

65%

Avg. cost to attend

$28,411 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

act-sf.org

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	65%

We've calculated the 65% acceptance rate for American Conservatory Theater based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

17 Notable alumni

1. Jessica Hagedorn

1949-. (aged 77)

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Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn is an American playwright, writer, poet, and multimedia performance artist.

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2. Cindy Cheung

1970-. (aged 56)

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Cindy Cheung is a Chinese American actress, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in Lady in the Water and Elaine Cheng in Children of Invention. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in season 4 of The Sinner.

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3. Sherman Howard

1949-. (aged 77)

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Sherman Howard is an American actor. He is best known for his performance as the zombie Bub in George A. Romero's Day of the Dead (1985) and Lex Luthor on Superboy (1990–92). He also voiced Derek Powers / Blight in Batman Beyond (1999–2001).

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4. Gedde Watanabe

1955-. (aged 71)

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Gary "Gedde" Watanabe is an American actor. He is known for voicing the character of Ling in the animated film Mulan (1998) and its sequel Mulan II (2004), as well as playing Long Duk Dong in the film Sixteen Candles (1984), Takahara "Kaz" Kazihiro in Gung Ho (1986), and Nurse Yosh Takata in the NBC medical drama ER from 1997...

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All 17 notable alumni