San Francisco State University College Portrait
San Francisco State University1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132
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- Students
Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend SF State.
- Admissions
See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at SF State. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.
- College Costs & Financial Aid
Learn about costs to attend SF State and how much financial aid is typically awarded.
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- Classes and Campus Life
Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at SF State.
- Student Experiences
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
See which majors are most popular at SF State and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.
- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at SF State finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at SF State.
- Public Good
SF State Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 25 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 46% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 79% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 863 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 48% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 40% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 8% |
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Campus-based Housing
48% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
12% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
The San Francisco State University Police Department is a diversified organization that provides professional law enforcement, parking, transportation and traffic coordination. The San Francisco State University Police Department is a pro-active, service-oriented agency trained to respond to the needs of the community. The Department is staffed and equipped to deliver professional, personalized protection, with pride, sensitivity, and integrity.
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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
- Size and Setting
- Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
- Enrollment Profile
- High undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Single doctoral (other field)