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San Francisco State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 3,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,033
Men / Women 46% / 54%
Hispanic 38%
Asian 22%
White 17%
Black 7%
Mixed 6%
International 4%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Business & Economics 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 20%
Arts 14%
Engineering, Computing & Math 12%
Education 5%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,950
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,550
Est. In-State Cost $10,284
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,583
10-Year ROI $239,000
ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Weather

Comfortable Days 200 (100th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,972 (87th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 303 (93th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $7M #150
Life & Natural Sciences $25M #184
Engineering, Computing & Math $6M #221
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 94 #223
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 17 #421

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 500 (2%)

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 956 56% / 44% 7% $89,645
Business Administration 941 +39 57% / 43% 7% $90,278
Hospitality Management 15 13% / 87% 27% $49,987
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 208 7% / 93% 1% $51,509
Early Childhood Education 207 +3 7% / 93% 1% $51,477
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,166
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Ethnic Studies 55 24% / 76% 2% $54,089
Africana Studies 12 33% / 67% 0% $54,089
American Indian Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $54,089
Asian American Studies 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% $54,089
Comparative Ethnic Studies 16 +5 0% / 100% 0% $54,089
Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies 12 +1 17% / 83% 8% $54,089
La Raza Studies 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $54,089
Womens Studies
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health and Social Sciences 1,623 32% / 68% 1% $66,795
Communication Sciences and Disorders 28 +1 7% / 93% 0% $71,680
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 31 23% / 77% 0% $55,259
Kinesiology 143 +1 55% / 45% 1% $55,147
Nursing 181 +1 25% / 75% 0% $130,540
Nutrition Sciences 56 +1 16% / 84% 2%
Public Health 127 +3 16% / 84% 0% $80,623
Economics 54 +2 76% / 24% 11% $67,965
Labor Studies 5 +1 40% / 60% 0%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $44,070
Anthropology 20 25% / 75% 0% $44,304
Criminal Justice 168 +8 35% / 65% 0% $57,042
Family and Consumer Sciences 3 0% / 100% 0% $47,950
Geography 14 +13 64% / 36% 14% $44,732
International Affairs 27 +3 48% / 52% 4% $48,394
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science 108 +6 38% / 62% 2% $64,178
Psychology 442 +10 26% / 74% 2% $53,354
Social Work 21 33% / 67% 0% $69,519
Sociology 118 27% / 73% 1% $54,335
Apparel and Textiles 57 +2 28% / 72% 2% $57,887
Urban Studies/Affairs 11 +1 64% / 36% 0% $51,277
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal and Creative Arts 1,132 43% / 57% 3% $50,627
American Studies 2 100% / 0% 0%
Chinese 9 +3 22% / 78% 0% $44,824
Classical Languages 2 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Communication Studies 204 +7 35% / 65% 4% $61,449
Comparative Literature 1 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Creative Writing 34 50% / 50% 3% $42,423
English 92 +3 34% / 66% 0% $41,320
French 4 25% / 75% 0%
German
History 44 +4 64% / 36% 0% $52,758
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 6 17% / 83% 0% $54,448
Japanese 4 25% / 75% 0% $44,824
Journalism 36 53% / 47% 3% $58,195
Philosophy 14 +2 57% / 43% 7% $48,782
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2 100% / 0% 0%
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 2 50% / 50% 0% $42,423
Spanish 9 +2 22% / 78% 0%
General Education 41 +2 29% / 71% 0% $54,448
Art History 8 0% / 100% 0% $32,386
Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts 104 +3 59% / 41% 1% $55,277
Cinema 184 +1 59% / 41% 4% $42,813
Dance 5 20% / 80% 0%
Design and Visual Communications 106 +2 44% / 56% 6% $62,839
Fine Arts 55 24% / 76% 0% $32,386
Fine/Studio Arts 22 +2 27% / 73% 0% $32,386
Industrial Design 33 67% / 33% 9% $62,839
Interior Design 52 15% / 85% 6% $62,839
Music 14 71% / 29% 7% $26,957
Music Performance 11 55% / 45% 9% $26,957
Theatre Arts 32 +4 25% / 75% 6% $27,630
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science and Engineering 1,082 61% / 39% 6% $80,026
Applied Mathematics 10 60% / 40% 0%
Civil Engineering 61 75% / 25% 7% $89,210
Computer Engineering 36 +1 83% / 17% 3% $98,329
Computer Science 365 +4 84% / 16% 12% $99,158
Electrical Engineering 33 97% / 3% 9% $88,083
Mathematics 33 +2 45% / 55% 9% $67,178
Mechanical Engineering 71 +1 86% / 14% 6% $88,158
Physics 14 +1 43% / 57% 0%
Statistics 8 75% / 25% 12%
Biochemistry 41 +1 41% / 59% 0% $71,257
Biology 336 +3 31% / 69% 1% $59,628
Chemistry 12 +1 42% / 58% 8% $83,935
Environmental Science 20 55% / 45% 0% $54,504
Environmental Studies 37 30% / 70% 3% $54,504
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 5 40% / 60% 0%