San Francisco Bay University

Overview

Located in Fremont, California, San Francisco Bay University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 389, made up of 126 undergraduates and 263 graduate students.

San Francisco Bay University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. It awarded 244 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 7

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

72%

Student-to-faculty ratio

10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees

9

Master's degrees

235

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

389

Undergraduates, fall 2024

126

Graduate students, fall 2024

263

Full-time, fall 2024

97%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

611

Undergraduates, 2024-25

189

Graduate students, 2024-25

422

Full-time, 2024-25

98%

Size category

Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

48%

Men

52%

White

1%

Hispanic or Latino

1%

Black or African American

3%

Asian

4%

International (U.S. nonresident)

87%

Race or ethnicity unknown

3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online

3

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Online graduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

9%

Students taking some online courses

65%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Midsize city

Academic calendar

Trimester

Carnegie classification

Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology-Related Schools

President

Nicholas Ladany

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit