Vanderbilt Plans Full-Time San Francisco Campus Linked to CCA Legacy

Vanderbilt announced it will establish a full-time campus in San Francisco beginning in 2027, serving about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students and acquiring the California College of the Arts campus after CCA winds down that year. The Bay Area campus will emphasize interdisciplinary, real‑world learning by blending engineering, entrepreneurship, and design with arts, humanities and sciences, and will include initiatives such as the Wattis Institute and an arts institute. The project will proceed subject to regulatory approvals and will be guided by a faculty advisory committee as academic programming is developed, expanding Vanderbilt’s national footprint while honoring CCA’s legacy.