San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
96.4%
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SAT · 50th
1037
Range 940–1130
6-yr grad
50.4%
Retention 82.7%
Undergrads
18,639
19:1 S-F
Admissions
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96.4%
— admitted
from — apps
Overall admit rate96.4%
Test scores
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1037
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 940–1130
SAT
255075
R&W470—570
Math460—560
Comp94010371130
ACT
255075
Comp162023
Cost & aid
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$5,742
in-state tuition
out-of-state $17,622
Tuition (in-state)$5,742
Tuition (out-of-state)$17,622
Room & board$22,266
Books$1,100
Academics
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19 : 1
student-faculty ratio
82.7% retention
Student-faculty19 : 1
Retention82.7%
4-year graduation28.4%
6-year graduation50.4%
Enrollment
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18,639
undergraduates
Total undergraduates18,639
Rankings
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#30
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#3026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#4626
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#6926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#9826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#15426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#18626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#19426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Admissions URLhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Admissions emailugadmit@sfsu.edu
Admissions phone415-338-6486
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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California State U…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
California State University CA · Public93.6%—28K
San Jose State University CA · Public80.4%116029K
California State University CA · Public——21K
California State University CA · Public92.5%—32K
University of California CA · Public72.7%—18K
California State University CA · Public45.4%—36K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — San Francisco State University

3 years of San Francisco State University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.