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University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Private · Large city · USF

Private institution in San Francisco, CA · 5,697 undergraduates · 51% acceptance rate · $89,812 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$39,4951,896th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$58,2221,908th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$58,2221,908th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$76,4211,858th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$89,81272nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$69,951108th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
71.1%380th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.1%659th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
50.8%280th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1313175th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,697441st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.2%1,348th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 11 mi (SFO)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$101,815$100,292
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,660$72,796
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$64,068$64,068
Architecturebachelors$63,005$55,286
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,005$61,020
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$62,317$54,594
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$56,415$50,231
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$55,964$48,432
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$54,869$39,909
MarketingBusinessbachelors$52,789$49,549
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$52,607$52,107
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$43,240$37,208

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,536,396 (M $3,564,393 · W $5,972,003)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of San Francisco’s 5,697 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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