San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

96.4%

Acceptance rate

$12,882

Avg net price

20,033

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 4,744Master’s 869Doctoral 75	4,744	869	75
Bachelor’s 911Master’s 74Doctoral None reported	911	74	None reported
Bachelor’s 509Master’s 33Doctoral None reported	509	33	None reported
Bachelor’s 417Master’s 46Doctoral None reported	417	46	None reported
Bachelor’s 385Master’s 44Doctoral None reported	385	44	None reported
Bachelor’s 369Master’s 85Doctoral 50	369	85	50
Bachelor’s 321Master’s 40Doctoral None reported	321	40	None reported
Bachelor’s 317Master’s 25Doctoral None reported	317	25	None reported
Bachelor’s 307Master’s 11Doctoral None reported	307	11	None reported
Bachelor’s 173Master’s 202Doctoral 25	173	202	25
Bachelor’s 171Master’s 11Doctoral None reported	171	11	None reported
Bachelor’s 170Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	170	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 153Master’s 38Doctoral None reported	153	38	None reported
Bachelor’s 106Master’s 55Doctoral None reported	106	55	None reported
Bachelor’s 63Master’s 11Doctoral None reported	63	11	None reported
Bachelor’s 52Master’s 13Doctoral None reported	52	13	None reported
Bachelor’s 51Master’s 24Doctoral None reported	51	24	None reported
Bachelor’s 51Master’s 6Doctoral None reported	51	6	None reported
Bachelor’s 46Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	46	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 38Master’s 7Doctoral None reported	38	7	None reported
Bachelor’s 34Master’s 15Doctoral None reported	34	15	None reported
Bachelor’s 30Master’s 18Doctoral None reported	30	18	None reported
Bachelor’s 27Master’s 12Doctoral None reported	27	12	None reported
Bachelor’s 22Master’s 86Doctoral None reported	22	86	None reported
Bachelor’s 21Master’s 13Doctoral None reported	21	13	None reported
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	None reported	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division II
Primary conference: California Collegiate Athletic Association

Projected sponsored sports10

Men's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's Track, OutdoorMen's WrestlingSoftballWomen's BasketballWomen's Cross CountryWomen's Soccer

Athletic participation

260 unique student-athletes · 12 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Application Priority Deadline (Impacted Majors)

Nov 30, 2026

FAFSA due Mar 2

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Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $6,084
Required fees: $1,866
Food and housing: $22,266
Books and supplies: $1,100
Other expenses: $4,734
Total: $36,050

Total by year

$26,9872019–2019–20
$27,1452020–2120–21
$27,4632021–2221–22
$29,1252022–2322–23
$30,4562023–2423–24
$36,0502024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $12,882 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation27%

6-year graduation50%

Retention rate84%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$68,077

Median debt$15,371

Campus

Enrollment20,033

Student-faculty ratio16:1

SettingCity

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25