University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 5,287 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 62%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $30,496per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $94,61310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
USF's core curriculum includes a theology and religious studies requirement covering various religions and how religion can serve social justice.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 62%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1190–1390Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $30,496full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $81,835sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $62,462Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 84%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $94,61310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,956federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,287Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 28%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- California Baptist University Riverside, CA — admits 85%
- Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA — admits 84%
- Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA — admits 88%
- Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- University of San Diego San Diego, CA — admits 52%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY — admits 63%
- University of New Haven West Haven, CT — admits 60%
- Hofstra University Hempstead, NY — admits 68%
- Biola University La Mirada, CA — admits 74%
- University of Dayton Dayton, OH — admits 65%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of San Francisco, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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