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University of San Francisco

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,697
Men / Women 35% / 65%
White 26%
Hispanic 22%
Asian 21%
Mixed 9%
International 9%
Black 8%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Business & Economics 25%
Health Sciences 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Arts 6%
Computer Science & Math 6%
Engineering 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $60,492
Est. Cost of Attendance $80,141
10-Year ROI $203,000
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 63%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

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) 6%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #228
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #350
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #358
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 171 #136
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 33 #364

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 15%
SAT Range 1220 – 1350
SAT Math Range 580 – 690
SAT RW Range 610 – 700
ACT Range 25 – 30

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 721 33% / 67% 9% $67,327
Engineering 9 78% / 22% 0%
Computer Science 54 +2 67% / 33% 17% $132,151
Data Science 16 50% / 50% 19%
Mathematics 8 25% / 75% 0%
Biology 76 26% / 74% 5% $63,413
Chemistry 13 38% / 62% 0%
Environmental Science 21 33% / 67% 0% $70,290
Environmental Studies 23 +3 17% / 83% 13% $70,290
Physics 10 70% / 30% 10%
Advertising 17 +1 24% / 76% 0% $79,078
Economics 25 +1 56% / 44% 36% $89,658
Area Studies 5 0% / 100% 0%
Asia Pacific Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 100%
Communication Studies 40 20% / 80% 10% $59,223
Comparative Literature
English 28 18% / 82% 7% $64,799
History 15 +1 60% / 40% 20% $56,058
International Studies 29 +2 14% / 86% 17% $47,384
Japanese 3 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Latin American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Media Studies 32 +1 31% / 69% 9% $59,223
Philosophy 9 +2 33% / 67% 11%
Political Science 46 35% / 65% 2% $61,132
Psychology 124 +1 24% / 76% 6% $56,224
Public Administration 1 0% / 100% 0% $103,164
Sociology 36 22% / 78% 3% $53,758
Theology 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Architecture 35 49% / 51% 11% $67,326
Art History 2 0% / 100% 0% $32,341
Design 23 +1 30% / 70% 0% $57,542
Performing Arts and Social Justice 9 +1 11% / 89% 11%
Studio Art 8 25% / 75% 0% $32,341
Urban Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Management 293 53% / 47% 26% $91,270
Accounting 26 +5 31% / 69% 15% $89,416
Business Administration 64 +1 61% / 39% 23% $112,920
Business Analytics 18 +6 67% / 33% 28%
Entrepreneurship 27 +1 63% / 37% 52% $66,791
Finance 65 +5 74% / 26% 28% $94,853
Hospitality Management 8 +1 50% / 50% 25% $65,510
International Business 19 53% / 47% 26% $82,262
Management 2 0% / 100% 0% $139,143
Management Information Systems 1 0% / 100% 0%
Marketing 63 +2 29% / 71% 21% $81,304
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Nursing and Health Professions 300 24% / 76% 0% $138,017
Kinesiology 42 43% / 57% 0% $63,973
Nursing 258 21% / 79% 0% $150,071