San Francisco State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $7,424
In-State Cost of Attendance: $25,258
Out-of-State Tuition: $19,304
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $37,138
Student Debt
Median total debt: $12,923
Students with federal loans: 25.4%
Students with Pell grants: 41.4%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $41,145
After 5 years: $68,268
Majors(86 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(1,477 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(408 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(406 graduates)
- Biology, General.(329 graduates)
- Computer Science.(265 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(253 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(218 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(212 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(197 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(190 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(163 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(150 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(129 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(125 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(116 graduates)
- Sociology.(114 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(114 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(108 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(97 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(94 graduates)
- History.(78 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(77 graduates)
- Economics.(76 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(74 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(62 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(59 graduates)
- Nutrition Sciences.(57 graduates)
- Journalism.(54 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(52 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(52 graduates)
- Anthropology.(44 graduates)
- Apparel and Textiles.(41 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(40 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(39 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(36 graduates)
- Mathematics.(36 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(35 graduates)
- Philosophy.(35 graduates)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(33 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(31 graduates)
- Urban Studies/Affairs.(30 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(28 graduates)
- Music.(27 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(26 graduates)
- Social Work.(23 graduates)
- Chemistry.(19 graduates)
- Physics.(16 graduates)
- Dance.(16 graduates)
- Applied Mathematics.(15 graduates)
- Human Resources Management and Services.(13 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(11 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(9 graduates)
- Statistics.(9 graduates)
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.(9 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(8 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
- Area Studies.(4 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(4 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(3 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(2 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(1 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.
- Education, General.
- Special Education and Teaching.
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services.
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.
- Botany/Plant Biology.
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.
- Zoology/Animal Biology.
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.
- Behavioral Sciences.
- Natural Sciences.
- Health-Related Knowledge and Skills.
- Physical Sciences.
- Astronomy and Astrophysics.
- Social Sciences, General.
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics.
- Accounting and Related Services.
- Finance and Financial Management Services.
- International Business.
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
- Marketing.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 20,033 students
Admission Rate: 96.2%
Retention Rate: 83.7%
Graduation Rate: 50.1%
Student Demographics
White (15.4%)
Hispanic (39.9%)
Black (6.5%)
Asian (23.9%)
Two or More (5.9%)
International (3.5%)
Gender Distribution
Men (45.8%)
Women (54.2%)