Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA · Private · Large city · GGU
Private institution in San Francisco, CA · 550 undergraduates · $87,434 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 4%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $31,2431,377th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $31,2431,298th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
- $29,8751,820th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $87,43486th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $81,70457th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5501,652nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.0%1,623rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 12 mi (SFO)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 11 of 11 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $71,351 | $66,941 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Telecommunications ManagementBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteggu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 115083)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Golden Gate University vs Hope International UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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