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University of San Francisco

University of San Francisco is a private campus in San Francisco proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$31,741

family income
under $30k

$31,759

$30–48k

$34,211

$48–75k

$39,319

$75–110k

$48,576

over $110k

Average net price

$41,4312023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of San Francisco has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $42,708 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $41,431.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$42,232
2009	$42,708
2010	$29,340
2011	$29,525
2012	$31,915
2013	$30,154
2014	$33,655
2015	$31,254
2016	$32,210
2017	$32,782
2018	$36,424
2019	$40,053
2020	$37,768
2021	$39,107
2022	$39,495
2023	$41,431

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$80,1412024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of San Francisco rose from $49,030 (2009) to $80,141 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$49,030
2010	$50,710
2011	$52,583
2012	$53,811
2013	$55,812
2014	$58,039
2015	$59,603
2016	$61,072
2017	$63,117
2018	$65,185
2019	$67,416
2020	$69,987
2021	$72,280
2022	$73,981
2023	$76,421
2024	$80,141

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$19,060
2001	$20,310
2002	$21,780
2003	$23,340
2004	$24,800
2005	$26,680
2006	$28,760
2007	$31,180
2008	$33,500
2013	$40,294
2014	$41,450
2015	$42,634
2016	$44,494
2017	$46,250
2018	$48,066
2019	$50,282
2020	$52,482
2021	$53,472
2022	$55,532
2023	$58,222

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of San Francisco reports published tuition of $60,492 in this record. University of San Francisco's $60,492 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of San Francisco reports 5,287 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

70.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of San Francisco within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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70.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of San Francisco rose from 61% (entered 1991) to 70.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	61%
1992 cohort	64.8%
1993 cohort	66.4%
1994 cohort	63.4%
1995 cohort	64.4%
1996 cohort	67.2%
1997 cohort	65.8%
1998 cohort	65.9%
1999 cohort	66.6%
2000 cohort	65%
2001 cohort	65.1%
2002 cohort	66.6%
2003 cohort	70.5%
2004 cohort	69.8%
2005 cohort	70.2%
2006 cohort	67.4%
2007 cohort	69%
2008 cohort	70.5%
2009 cohort	71.3%
2010 cohort	71.8%
2011 cohort	77.2%
2012 cohort	75%
2013 cohort	75%
2014 cohort	71.5%
2015 cohort	75.6%
2016 cohort	74.4%
2017 cohort	71.1%
2018 cohort	70.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$13,750
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,239	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,250	$7,612
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,500	$8,881
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,125	$12,359
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$15,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,125	$19,650
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,899	$19,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$11,600
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,250	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,250	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,250	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,000	$7,625

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$69,951

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$81,618

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$89,812

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of San Francisco admitted 15,358 of 24,888 applicants in Fall 2024. The 61.7% rate describes that application pool.

61.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $58,222 tuition · 2023–24 5,287 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1190–13901600

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Admissions

University of San Francisco reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of San Francisco’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 610–700 and Math was 580–690 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1190–1390 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	610	650	700
SAT Math	580	640	690
ACT Composite	25	28	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of San Francisco received 24,888 applications and admitted 15,358 (61.7%), with 920 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

61.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read University of San Francisco's change from 79.2% to 61.7% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	79.2%
Fall 2002	82.5%
Fall 2003	82%
Fall 2004	74.2%
Fall 2005	71.9%
Fall 2006	72.2%
Fall 2007	66.8%
Fall 2008	63.6%
Fall 2009	71.3%
Fall 2010	67.7%
Fall 2011	58%
Fall 2012	69.2%
Fall 2013	61.3%
Fall 2014	60.1%
Fall 2015	64.4%
Fall 2016	71.4%
Fall 2017	65.6%
Fall 2018	64.5%
Fall 2019	64.4%
Fall 2020	70.3%
Fall 2021	70.9%
Fall 2022	71.2%
Fall 2023	50.8%
Fall 2024	61.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1190–1390Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	990	1210
Fall 2002	970	1190
Fall 2003	970	1200
Fall 2004	1000	1220
Fall 2005	1030	1220
Fall 2006	1008	1210
Fall 2007	1012	1230
Fall 2008	1040	1250
Fall 2009	1010	1220
Fall 2010	1000	1220
Fall 2011	1030	1250
Fall 2012	1040	1250
Fall 2013	1070	1270
Fall 2014	1040	1250
Fall 2015	1070	1260
Fall 2016	1030	1250
Fall 2017	1100	1290
Fall 2018	1130	1330
Fall 2019	1130	1330
Fall 2020	1140	1330
Fall 2021	1190	1390
Fall 2022	1210	1410
Fall 2023	1210	1390
Fall 2024	1190	1390

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

25–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	26
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	20	25
Fall 2004	21	26
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	22	26
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	22	27
Fall 2009	22	27
Fall 2010	22	27
Fall 2011	23	27
Fall 2012	22	27
Fall 2013	23	27
Fall 2014	23	28
Fall 2015	24	28
Fall 2016	23	28
Fall 2017	22	28
Fall 2018	23	29
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2020	24	30
Fall 2021	26	31
Fall 2022	27	31
Fall 2023	26	31
Fall 2024	25	30

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

5,287Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of San Francisco rose from 4,569 (Fall 2002) to 5,287 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,569
Fall 2003	4,587
Fall 2004	4,842
Fall 2005	5,121
Fall 2006	5,245
Fall 2007	5,281
Fall 2008	5,369
Fall 2009	5,439
Fall 2010	5,734
Fall 2011	5,977
Fall 2012	6,262
Fall 2013	6,308
Fall 2014	6,745
Fall 2015	6,682
Fall 2016	6,664
Fall 2017	6,796
Fall 2018	6,661
Fall 2019	6,510
Fall 2020	5,810
Fall 2021	5,937
Fall 2022	5,980
Fall 2023	5,697
Fall 2024	5,287

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of San Francisco has held near 84% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	86%
Fall 2004 cohort	85%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	83%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	85%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	87%
Fall 2014 cohort	83%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	86%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of San Francisco

Faculty pay at University of San Francisco averages $178,320 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of San Francisco as a primarily residential campus of 5,287 undergraduates — and 83.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of San Francisco's SAT section-percentile sums are 1190–1390 — their midpoint is below the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of San Francisco's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of San Francisco compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of San Francisco61.7%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of San Francisco$60,492

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of San Francisco's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of San Francisco$89,812

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of San Francisco, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of San Francisco	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	61.7%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$60,492	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$89,812	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of San Francisco, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of San Francisco federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 19 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$150,341
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$143,356
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$104,390
Finance and Financial Management Services	$103,605
Accounting and Related Services	$95,973
Economics	$93,712
Marketing	$91,815
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$81,285
Hospitality Administration/Management	$77,757
International Business	$77,060
Political Science and Government	$72,263
Biology, General	$69,440
Communication and Media Studies	$68,592
Psychology, General	$65,071
Sociology	$61,883
International Relations and National Security Studies	$59,387
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$53,369
Design and Applied Arts	$49,788
English Language and Literature, General	$49,684

These 19 fields listed for University of San Francisco measure earnings after completion. The $89,812 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 26 additional University of San Francisco fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of San Francisco report?

University of San Francisco's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1190–1390 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of San Francisco's acceptance rate?

61.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 15,358 admitted from 24,888 applicants.

How much does University of San Francisco cost?

At University of San Francisco, tuition is $60,492. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of San Francisco report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $89,812. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

San Jose State University — 84.6% admitted
University of Redlands — 82.7% admitted
Vanguard University of Southern California — 62.4% admitted
Point Loma Nazarene University — 83.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.