San Francisco, California · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
University of San Francisco is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in San Francisco, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 8,913 students in fall 2024, including 5,321 undergraduates and 3,592 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
University of San Francisco offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 94 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Counseling Psychology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 2,934 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
8,913
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
2,934
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
94
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 94
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,500
Master's degrees
1,250
Doctoral degrees (research)
33
Professional doctorates
149
Post-master's certificates
2
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
8,913
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,321
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,592
Full-time, fall 2024
79%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,180
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,810
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,370
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
64%
Men
36%
White
25%
Hispanic or Latino
22%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
22%
Two or more races
8%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
24%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
West Coast Conference
President
Salvador D. Aceves
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact