San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University admitted 96% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $9,803 a year. Within six years, 50% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 96%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,244 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $9,803 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $6,699 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $8,324 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $21,644 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 50%
- Students who return for a second year
- 83%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $73,299 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 18,639
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 46%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Visual and performing arts
- 11%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 8%
- Health professions
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Austin Peay State University TN · 96% admitted
- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary MO · 96% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton PA · 96% admitted
- Southern Virginia University VA · 96% admitted
- The Evergreen State College WA · 96% admitted
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore MD · 96% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.