University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
61.7%
15,358 admitted
SAT · 50th
1300
Range 1200–1380
6-yr grad
69.9%
Retention 83.7%
Undergrads
5,321
11:1 S-F
Admissions
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61.7%
15,358 admitted
from 24,888 apps
Applications24,888
Overall admit rate61.7%
In-state admit rate72.1%
Enrolled920 · 6.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist364 of 1,327
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1300
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1200–1380 · 12.4% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W610650700
Math580640690
Comp120013001380
ACT
255075
Comp252830
Cost & aid
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$61,720
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$61,720
Fees$592
Room & board$18,490
Books$1,089
Avg need-based grant$36,120
% need met67.0%
Avg debt at graduation$38,127
Academics
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11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
83.7% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention83.7%
4-year graduation62.7%
6-year graduation69.9%
Enrollment
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5,321
undergraduates
Total undergraduates5,321
First-year920
Transfer274
Full-time96%
Female65%
Out-of-state30.0%
Rankings
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#22
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#2226
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#5926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#11026
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#12326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#13126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#15426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#17226
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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Doctoral/Professional University
Carnegie Classification
18 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationDoctoral/Professional University18
Athletic conferenceWest Coast Conference9
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
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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$70
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 15 → March 15 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 1 · binding
Early actionNovember 1 → December 14
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.usfca.edu/admission
Admissions emailadmissions@usfca.edu
Admissions phone(415) 422-6563
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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closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Loyola Marymount University CA · Private (nonprofit)48.2%13507K
Santa Clara University CA · Private (nonprofit)47.9%14106K
University of Portland OR · Private (nonprofit)94.2%13002K
Gonzaga University WA · Private (nonprofit)81.7%13005K
Seattle University WA · Private (nonprofit)76.9%—4K
University of San Diego CA · Private (nonprofit)52.4%—5K
Chapman University CA · Private (nonprofit)72.0%13507K
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 — University of San Francisco

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