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San Francisco State University Overview

San Francisco State University is a public institution situated in San Francisco, California. The location of SFSU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is San Francisco State University Known For?

5,519 Undergraduate Awards
$29,561 Avg Cost After Aid
94% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at SFSU is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 49% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SFSU makes roughly $68,077 a year. This is 67% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is San Francisco State University?

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Contact details for SFSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone: 415-338-1111
Website: www.sfsu.edu

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How Do I Get Into SFSU?

You can apply to SFSU online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for SFSU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SFSU?

94% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
SFSU has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Can I Afford San Francisco State University?

$29,561 Net Price
28% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of SFSU is $29,561. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SFSU, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $5,550 a year. That adds up to $22,200 over four years for those students.

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San Francisco State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,847 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 24,024 undergraduate students at SFSU, with 19,847 being full-time and 4,177 being part-time.

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There are also 3,325 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,847 full-time undergraduates at SFSU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5,109
Black or African American 1,173
Hispanic or Latino 7,287
White 3,007
International Students 1,390
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,881

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at San Francisco State University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at SFSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Japan.

San Francisco State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 1,023 58 0 1,081
General Psychology 479 38 0 517
General Biology 369 58 0 427
Computer Science 307 29 0 336
Teacher Education Grade Specific 241 0 0 241
Nursing 196 44 0 240
Communication & Media Studies 229 9 0 238
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 195 13 0 208
Criminal Justice & Corrections 204 0 0 204
Health & Physical Education 173 16 0 189
Design & Applied Arts 178 7 0 185
General English Literature 117 50 0 167
Sociology 157 0 0 157
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 129 5 0 134
General Education 0 123 0 123
Political Science & Government 99 10 0 109
Fine & Studio Arts 102 7 0 109
Ethnic Studies 83 20 0 103
Public Health 83 15 0 98
History 64 21 0 85
Nutrition Science 81 0 0 81
Health Sciences & Services 74 0 0 74
Mechanical Engineering 70 0 0 70
Communication Sciences 29 41 0 70
International Relations & National Security 49 14 0 63
Textile & Apparel Studies 62 0 0 62
Social Work 24 37 0 61
Special Education 0 60 0 60
Philosophy 34 25 0 59
Economics 43 13 0 56
Civil Engineering 53 2 0 55
Liberal Arts General Studies 51 1 0 52
Natural Resources Conservation 49 0 0 49
Mathematics 25 18 0 43
Drama & Theater Arts 38 4 0 42
Music 27 14 0 41
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 40 0 0 40
Writing Studies 16 23 0 39
Student Counseling 0 36 0 36
Accounting 0 35 0 35
East Asian Languages 28 7 0 35
Curriculum & Instruction 0 34 0 34
Computer Engineering 30 4 0 34
Physics 20 14 0 34
Journalism 32 0 0 32
Electrical Engineering 32 0 0 32
Public Administration 0 32 0 32
Chemistry 20 10 0 30
General Engineering 0 28 0 28
Anthropology 23 5 0 28
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 26 0 26
Geography & Cartography 17 9 0 26
Hospitality Management 25 0 0 25
Educational Administration 0 0 25 25
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 18 2 0 20
Romance Languages 14 2 0 16
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 10 4 0 14
Statistics 9 5 0 14
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 14 0 14
Mental & Social Health Services 0 9 0 9
Applied Mathematics 9 0 0 9
Gerontology 0 9 0 9
Museum Studies 0 9 0 9
Urban Studies 9 0 0 9
Dance 9 0 0 9
Behavioral Science 0 7 0 7
Geological & Earth Sciences 4 2 0 6
Human Resource Management 5 0 0 5
General Family & Consumer Sciences 4 1 0 5
Marine Science 0 5 0 5
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 4 4
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 3 0 0 3
Classical Languages & Literature 1 1 0 2
Germanic Languages 2 0 0 2
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 2 0 2
Child Development & Psychology 0 2 0 2
Area Studies 1 0 0 1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0 0 1
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,519 1,089 29 6,637

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.

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