San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 22,563
Graduate Enrollment: 3,475
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Hispanic focused instituion
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
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full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 92.92%
Male/Female: 42% / 58% (2017)
First generation college students: 48.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 81.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 66.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 55.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 44.0% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 15.7%
Black: 5.9%
Hispanic: 37.4%
Asian: 25.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.7%
2+ races: 5.5%
Non-resident alien: 6.1%
Unknown race: 3.4%
Black: 5.9%
Hispanic: 37.4%
Asian: 25.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.7%
2+ races: 5.5%
Non-resident alien: 6.1%
Unknown race: 3.4%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $23,297
In-State tuition: $7,304Out-of-State tuition: $19,184
Estimated books and supplies: $1,076 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $15,950 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,133 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $18,270 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,133 (2022)
Average Family Income: $53,039 (2017)
Median Family Income: $27,896 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 42.6%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 23.0%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $15,371 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $163 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $9,302 |
| $30k-48k | $10,722 |
| $48k-75k | $14,231 |
| $75k-110k | $18,359 |
| $110k+ | $21,953 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 24%6-year graduation rate: 54%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.1% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $15,371 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,852 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $12,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $13,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 66.9% (2015) |
| @3 year | 72.2% (2017) |
| @5 year | 72.6% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 54.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 57.6% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $40,693 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $58,291 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 40 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 68 | $16,150 | $149 | $34,696 ($2,891) | $56,387 ($4,699) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 123 | $17,875 | $183 | $32,072 ($2,673) | $48,260 ($4,022) |
| Master's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 22 | $32,374 ($2,698) | $56,397 ($4,700) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 368 | $15,000 | $145 | $40,501 ($3,375) | $57,672 ($4,806) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 74 | $16,875 | $159 | $31,582 ($2,632) | $56,877 ($4,740) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 227 | $17,683 | $186 | $31,846 ($2,654) | $52,237 ($4,353) |
| Master's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 218 | $16,500 | $184 | $52,867 ($4,406) | $102,977 ($8,581) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 115 | $301 | $55,853 ($4,654) | $70,511 ($5,876) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 13 | $697 | $103,755 ($8,646) | ||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 63 | $274 | $63,327 ($5,277) | $69,836 ($5,820) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 35 | $456 | $64,530 ($5,378) | $72,087 ($6,007) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 150 | $12,692 | $133 | $40,572 ($3,381) | $49,217 ($4,101) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 75 | $18,873 | $186 | $66,762 ($5,564) | $89,286 ($7,441) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 35 | $20,148 | $146 | $55,527 ($4,627) | $93,970 ($7,831) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 40 | $16,125 | $171 | $61,766 ($5,147) | $87,877 ($7,323) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 83 | $22,047 | $225 | $69,770 ($5,814) | $79,981 ($6,665) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 9 | $26,612 ($2,218) | $44,226 ($3,686) | ||
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 36 | $14,108 | $167 | $29,272 ($2,439) | $41,409 ($3,451) |
| Master's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 29 | $15,250 | $153 | $27,576 ($2,298) | $46,707 ($3,892) |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 73 | $17,212 | $177 | $40,130 ($3,344) | $47,115 ($3,926) |
| Master's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 52 | $20,000 | $187 | $29,383 ($2,449) | $60,278 ($5,023) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 29 | $18,697 | $178 | $62,558 ($5,213) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 181 | $17,243 | $178 | $28,586 ($2,382) | $52,278 ($4,357) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 54 | $462 | $36,577 ($3,048) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 19 | $18,500 | $177 | $30,915 ($2,576) | $40,620 ($3,385) |
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 31 | $336 | $43,161 ($3,597) | $54,427 ($4,536) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 151 | $15,467 | $162 | $34,128 ($2,844) | $49,182 ($4,099) |
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 297 | $15,000 | $159 | $31,481 ($2,623) | $59,380 ($4,948) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 64 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 50 | $15,675 | $159 | $36,778 ($3,065) | $65,680 ($5,473) |
| Master's Degree | Gerontology. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Museology/Museum Studies. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 42 | $17,137 | $175 | ||
| Master's Degree | Marine Sciences. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 39 | $16,797 | $175 | $34,932 ($2,911) | $50,525 ($4,210) |
| Master's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 218 | $17,500 | $183 | $26,825 ($2,235) | $50,883 ($4,240) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 49 | $18,000 | $167 | $26,157 ($2,180) | $53,614 ($4,468) |
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 22 | $69,237 ($5,770) | |||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 23 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 18 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Accounting and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 31 | $408 | $75,819 ($6,318) | $88,225 ($7,352) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 355 | $15,000 | $159 | $30,664 ($2,555) | $48,599 ($4,050) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 44 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 239 | $13,518 | $159 | $39,673 ($3,306) | $56,243 ($4,687) |
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 28 | $294 | $74,364 ($6,197) | $100,510 ($8,376) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 25 | $17,259 | $56,474 ($4,706) | ||
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 26 | $269 | $79,776 ($6,648) | $76,789 ($6,399) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 60 | $17,250 | $175 | $33,796 ($2,816) | $50,875 ($4,240) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 60 | $13,750 | $144 | $46,373 ($3,864) | $75,235 ($6,270) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 31 | $13,768 | $173 | $30,552 ($2,546) | $43,058 ($3,588) |
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 78 | $16,750 | $176 | $35,977 ($2,998) | $53,050 ($4,421) |
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 133 | $17,000 | $172 | $36,160 ($3,013) | $60,856 ($5,071) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 131 | $15,000 | $159 | $38,855 ($3,238) | $53,446 ($4,454) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Urban Studies/Affairs. | 35 | $18,600 | $197 | $47,163 ($3,930) | $66,159 ($5,513) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 13 | $19,797 ($1,650) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 142 | $18,000 | $159 | $33,874 ($2,823) | $57,556 ($4,796) |
| Master's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 45 | $16,250 | $190 | $21,537 ($1,795) | $27,006 ($2,251) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 201 | $17,850 | $184 | $20,200 ($1,683) | $39,386 ($3,282) |
| Master's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 22 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 110 | $18,511 | $187 | $26,502 ($2,209) | $33,736 ($2,811) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 27 | $15,000 | $164 | $28,758 ($2,397) | |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 135 | $18,000 | $193 | $42,963 ($3,580) | $52,807 ($4,401) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 60 | $19,250 | $175 | $55,866 ($4,656) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 58 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 19 | $347 | $58,362 ($4,864) | $69,079 ($5,757) | |
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 4 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 42 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 129 | $16,875 | $161 | $102,843 ($8,570) | $132,542 ($11,045) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 51 | $125,561 ($10,463) | $149,654 ($12,471) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 1463 | $15,000 | $159 | $49,143 ($4,095) | $68,626 ($5,719) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 82 | $530 | $97,059 ($8,088) | $98,639 ($8,220) | |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 22 | $98,647 ($8,221) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 105 | $14,400 | $150 | $36,951 ($3,079) | $51,921 ($4,327) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 76 | $15,000 | $159 | $31,227 ($2,602) | $53,086 ($4,424) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 11 | $53,157 ($4,430) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $96,849Full time faculty: 48%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 20.0
School's endowment start of year: $139,667,872 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $181,666,299 (2022)