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Acceptance Rate

96.4%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$7,424

Out-of-State Tuition

$19,304

Undergrad Enrollment

20,033

Applicants

29,878

Yield Rate

10.4%

Endowment / Student

$8,088

Student:Faculty

16:1

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What you pay

$12,278/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $49,112 over four years.

What grads earn

$63,590/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$57,433 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.8 years of pay.

77% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

10.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

35%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.5%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of San Francisco State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,341
$30–48k$9,867
$48–75k$11,825
$75–110k$14,556
Over $110k$22,523

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

56%

Completion · all

66%

Completion · Pell

65%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

64%

Median debt

$15,371

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
29,878
Admitted
28,72796.1%
Enrolled
2,98510% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling3
Motor Vehicle Theft227
Rape11
Robbery23
Statutory Rape3

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball41Basketball16Soccer31Track & Field34Wrestling32

Women's

Basketball13Soccer32Softball24Track & Field44Volleyball20
Research Activity
FY 2024
$42Mtotal R&D expenditure#248 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General941 grads
Psychology, General442 grads
Computer Science365 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General336 grads
Early Childhood Education and Teaching207 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric204 grads
Film/Cinema/Video Studies184 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse181 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies168 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General143 grads

4yr Grad Rate

24%

6yr Grad Rate

54%

Retention Rate

83%

Median Earnings

$68,077