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University of San Francisco Overview

University of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit institution situated in San Francisco, California. San Francisco is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of San Francisco Known For?

1,341 Undergraduate Awards

$53,249 Avg Cost After Aid

71% Acceptance Rate

The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at USFCA.
In a recent academic period41% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from USFCA with a bachelor's degree make about $89,812 a year. That's 120% more than those who graduate from other schools.
On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from USFCA to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of San Francisco?

Contact details for USFCA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
Phone:	415-422-5555
Website:	www.usfca.edu

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How Do I Get Into USFCA?

You can apply to USFCA online at: https://www.usfca.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply

Admission Requirements for USFCA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into USFCA?

71% Acceptance Rate

67% Of Accepted Are Women

17% Submit SAT Scores

USFCA has an acceptance rate of 71%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to USFCA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 700. Math scores were between 600 and 710.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of San Francisco ( 610 to 700 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for University of San Francisco ( 600 to 710 )

200

800

USFCA received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 34. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 31.

ACT English Scores for University of San Francisco ( 27 to 34 )

ACT Composite Scores for University of San Francisco ( 27 to 31 )

Can I Afford University of San Francisco?

$53,249 Net Price

53% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of USFCA is $53,249. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At USFCA, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $9,671 a year. That adds up to $38,684 over four years for those students.

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University of San Francisco Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,572 Full-Time Undergraduates

64% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 5,852 undergraduate students at USFCA, with 5,572 being full-time and 280 being part-time.

There are also 4,216 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,572 full-time undergraduates at USFCA, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,479
Black or African American	331
Hispanic or Latino	1,153
White	1,308
International Students	662
Other Races/Ethnicities	639

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of San Francisco. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 100 countries are represented at USFCA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Indonesia.

University of San Francisco Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	227	0	174	27	428
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	191	8	199
Business Administration & Management	75	0	76	0	151
Health & Physical Education	50	0	93	0	143
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	131	0	131
General Psychology	120	0	0	0	120
Computer Science	69	0	38	0	107
General Education	0	0	101	0	101
Data Processing	15	0	85	0	100
Communication & Media Studies	70	0	28	0	98
Finance & Financial Management	92	0	0	0	92
General Biology	86	0	5	0	91
Law	0	0	0	90	90
Public Health	0	0	84	0	84
Marketing	80	0	0	0	80
Economics	23	0	45	0	68
Natural Resources Conservation	34	0	26	0	60
Legal Research	0	0	58	0	58
Educational Administration	0	0	45	11	56
Computer Information Systems	0	0	39	0	39
International Relations & National Security	37	0	0	0	37
Political Science & Government	36	0	0	0	36
Sociology	34	0	0	0	34
Public Administration	1	0	32	0	33
Writing Studies	0	0	31	0	31
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	29	1	30
Entrepreneurial Studies	26	0	1	0	27
Biotechnology	0	0	26	0	26
Accounting	25	0	0	0	25
Public Relations & Advertising	25	0	0	0	25
General English Literature	24	0	0	0	24
General Architecture	23	0	0	0	23
Design & Applied Arts	23	0	0	0	23
Teaching English or French	0	0	22	0	22
Area Studies	14	0	7	0	21
Museum Studies	0	0	21	0	21
International Business	20	0	0	0	20
Multilingual Education	0	0	5	15	20
Chemistry	16	0	4	0	20
Urban Studies	3	0	17	0	20
Human Resource Management	4	0	14	0	18
Energy Systems Technologies	0	0	18	0	18
International Studies	0	0	18	0	18
Data Analytics	15	0	0	0	15
Fine & Studio Arts	14	0	0	0	14
Hospitality Management	13	0	0	0	13
Human Services	0	0	13	0	13
Special Education	0	0	11	1	12
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	12	0	12
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	12	0	12
History	12	0	0	0	12
Demography & Population Studies	0	0	12	0	12
Instructional Media Design	0	0	10	0	10
Mental & Social Health Services	0	2	0	8	10
Mathematics	10	0	0	0	10
General Visual & Performing Arts	9	0	0	0	9
East Asian Languages	5	0	0	0	5
Philosophy	4	0	0	0	4
Physics	3	0	0	0	3
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	2	2
Theological & Ministerial Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1	0	0	0	1
Romance Languages	1	0	0	0	1
General Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
General Physical Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,341	2	1,534	163	3,040

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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