Golden Gate University - San Francisco Overview

Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Golden Gate University - San Francisco Known For?

• Students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Golden Gate University - San Francisco.
• In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Golden Gate University - San Francisco makes roughly $71,100 a year. This is 74% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is ranked #328 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#64	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#190	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Telecommunications Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Golden Gate University - San Francisco has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Taxation Schools	College Factual
#13	Best Public Administration Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools	College Factual
#72	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#80	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Business Degree Central
#168	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Golden Gate University - San Francisco?

Contact details for Golden Gate University - San Francisco are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
Phone:	415-442-7800
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/goldengateuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/ggu

How Do I Get Into Golden Gate University - San Francisco?

You can apply to Golden Gate University - San Francisco online at: www.ggu.edu/admissions_and_costs/admissions/apply

Can I Afford Golden Gate University - San Francisco?

The student loan default rate at Golden Gate University - San Francisco is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 595 undergraduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, with 429 being full-time and 166 being part-time.

There are also 1,877 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 429 full-time undergraduates at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 74% are male and 26% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Golden Gate University - San Francisco students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	52
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	137
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Over 59 countries are represented at Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

There are 10 bachelor’s degree and 22 master’s degree programs available online at Golden Gate University - San Francisco. In 2019-2020, 1,659 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Golden Gate University - San Francisco has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 29th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Golden Gate University - San Francisco

The following table shows how Golden Gate University - San Francisco is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Telecommunications Management	#1	#1
Other Computer & Information Sciences	#4	#1
Other Psychology	#4	#1
Taxation	#10	#1
Arts & Media Management	#13	#1
Economics	#16	#4
International Business	#19	#10
Marketing	#22	#16
General Psychology	#31	#13
International Relations & National Security	#34	#10
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#42	#4
Finance & Financial Management	#58	#31
Information Science	#65	#7

Online Affordability Rankings of Golden Gate University - San Francisco Rankings

The following table shows how Golden Gate University - San Francisco is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Computer & Information Sciences	#1	#1
Telecommunications Management	#1	#1
Economics	#1	#1
Taxation	#4	#4
Social Sciences	#9	#9
International Business	#13	#13
Marketing	#16	#16
Psychology	#19	#19
General Psychology	#19	#19
Information Science	#51	#51
Information Technology	#61	#61
Finance & Financial Management	#66	#66

Online Growth Rankings of Golden Gate University - San Francisco

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco was -10.5%. This is the #1,999 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Golden Gate University - San Francisco majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Finance & Financial Management	4%
Human Resource Management	26%
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	65%
Public Administration	19%
Public Administration & Social Service	19%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Golden Gate University - San Francisco.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Telecommunications Management	#4
Other Computer & Information Sciences	#20
Other Psychology	#22
Taxation	#23
Arts & Media Management	#26
International Relations & National Security	#50
Economics	#98
International Business	#101
Information Science	#120
Public Relations & Advertising	#127
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#148
Finance & Financial Management	#190
Visual & Performing Arts	#209
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#212
Public Administration	#224
Marketing	#308
Human Resource Management	#361
Information Technology	#364
General Psychology	#364
Communication & Journalism	#367
Computer Information Systems	#449
Social Sciences	#486

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	1	116	4	105	4	230
Law	0	0	0	0	0	131	131
Taxation	0	0	0	7	119	0	126
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	10	59	0	69
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	10	42	0	52
Accounting	1	0	0	0	48	0	49
Legal Research	0	0	0	0	39	5	44
Public Administration	0	0	0	5	37	0	42
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	2	4	28	0	34
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	6	26	0	32
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	20	0	20
Marketing	0	0	0	1	13	0	14
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Telecommunications Management	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
General Psychology	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
International Business	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	4	118	47	539	140	849

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Calbear22 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.