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San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University

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San Francisco State University is a public institution located in San Francisco, CA. Use its official resources to confirm whether its programs match your study plans.

Institution at a glance

Location
San Francisco, CA
Institution type
Public
Institution level
Four-year
IPEDS institution ID
122597
Directory data year
2025

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Published undergraduate tuition and fees

Full-time, first-time undergraduate charge basis · Academic year 2024-25 · US dollars · tuition and required fees, not total cost of attendance.

In-state$7,950
Out-of-state$20,550
Books and supplies$1,100

State residency rules determine eligibility. Out-of-state charges are not a verified international-student quote. Housing, meals, insurance, travel and other expenses are additional; aid is not deducted.

Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-stateBooks
2024-25$7,950$20,550$1,100
2023-24$7,424$19,304$1,099
2022-23$7,524$19,404$1,099
2021-22$7,304$19,184$1,076
2020-21$7,006$18,886$1,038
2019-20$7,266$19,146$2,002
2018-19$7,260$19,140$2,002
2017-18$7,254$19,134$1,948
2016-17$6,484$17,644$1,900

Change from the previous academic year

In-state tuition and fees: increased by $526 (7.1%), compared with 2023-24.

Out-of-state tuition and fees: increased by $1,246 (6.5%), compared with 2023-24.

This compares published tuition and required fees in adjacent reporting years. It does not measure changes in your aid package, net price or full living budget.

Source fields and reporting flags

books: CHG4AY3 · flag R
in_state: CHG2AY3 · flag R
out_of_state: CHG3AY3 · flag R

Source: IPEDS published cost dataset. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reported, imputed and carried-forward values retain their source flags. Read our data methodology →

Historical undergraduate admissions

Fall 2024 · first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate applicants.

Applicants28,221
Admitted27,215
Admission rate96.4%

Reported enrolled first-time undergraduates: 2,340.

Compare reported admission years

These first-time undergraduate populations are separate reporting periods. Admission rate is admitted ÷ applicants; enrollment yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Neither percentage is an individual admission probability.

Fall yearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAdmission rateEnrollment yield
202428,22127,2152,34096.4%8.6%
202329,87828,7272,98596.1%10.4%
202229,93228,1953,33994.2%11.8%
202127,77725,8093,14992.9%12.2%
202031,43026,4312,77984.1%10.5%
201934,62923,3073,69467.3%15.8%
201835,60625,5504,28771.8%16.8%

Calculated as admitted ÷ applicants. This institution-wide historical figure is not a personal admission probability, international-student rate, transfer rate or program-specific rate. Open-admission institutions may not report this survey.

Source: IPEDS ADM2024. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Verify current test policies with the institution.

Fields with reported graduates

Historical IPEDS completions, first major. Reporting years are labeled per record. Verify current program availability and degree names on the institution’s website.

Field of studyAward levelYear endingCompletions
Business Administration and Management, General.Bachelor degree2025881
Psychology, General.Bachelor degree2025417
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.Bachelor degree2025357
Computer Science.Bachelor degree2025317
Business Administration and Management, General.Postbaccalaureate certificate2022240
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.Bachelor degree2025187
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.Bachelor degree2025173
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.Bachelor degree2025170
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.Bachelor degree2025166
Film/Cinema/Media Studies.Bachelor degree2025164
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General.Bachelor degree2025159
Public Health, General.Bachelor degree2025139
Sociology, General.Bachelor degree2025114
Radio and Television.Bachelor degree2025111
Political Science and Government, General.Bachelor degree202587

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Historical average net price for in-state aid recipients

Population: full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates at public institutions with standard academic calendars, paying in-state or in-district tuition and receiving federal, state/local or institutional grant or scholarship aid. Other grant sources are excluded.

Average net price subtracts average qualifying grant aid from a population cost of attendance that includes tuition, required fees, books and weighted living expenses. It is a historical cohort average in USD, not tuition alone, a personal aid offer or a verified international-student cost. Negative source values are retained; they do not promise a payment to you.

Academic yearAverage net priceRecipientsAverage qualifying grant aidSource flags
2023-24$13,1682,151$13,066Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R
2022-23$13,3532,325$11,555Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R
2021-22$13,2672,088$9,892Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R

Flags include R (reported), C (analyst corrected), P (carry-forward imputed), Z (implied zero) and other documented source codes. A blank amount is unavailable.

Official COST2 source file ↗ · Read the dataset scope →

Published first-year retention

Connected EF part-D observations concern prior-fall first-time degree/certificate-seeking cohorts assessed a year later. NCES describes persistence or completion; four-year institutions' cohorts are bachelor-seeking. Entry study status remains the grouping even if a student later changes between full- and part-time.

Entry cohort → assessmentFull-time source rateAdjusted full-time cohortPart-time source rateAdjusted part-time cohort
Fall 2023 → 202483% · R2,85054% · R135
Fall 2022 → 202384% · R3,18651% · R153
Fall 2021 → 202285% · R2,95252% · R197
Fall 2020 → 202185% · R2,61751% · R162
Fall 2019 → 202082% · R3,51749% · R177
Fall 2018 → 201980% · R4,06645% · R221
Fall 2017 → 201880% · R4,08448% · R239

Percentages are retained from the source rather than recalculated. R means reported; P means carried forward. Other source flags remain in the evidence. Missing rates remain unavailable and a published 0% remains zero. These are institution-level historical observations, not programme graduation rates, current service-quality rankings or individual predictions.

Official EF2024D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2024. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2024 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 2850

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 2357

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 83.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 135

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 73

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 54.0

Official EF2023D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2023. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2023 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 3186

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 2668

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 84.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 153

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 78

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 51.0

Official EF2022D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2022. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2022 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 2952

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 2506

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 85.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 197

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 102

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 52.0

Official EF2021D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2021. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2021 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 2617

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 2212

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 85.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 162

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 82

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 51.0

Official EF2020D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2020. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2020 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 3517

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 2894

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 82.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 177

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 87

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 49.0

Official EF2019D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2019. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2019 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 4066

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 3262

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 80.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 221

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 100

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 45.0

Official EF2018D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2018. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2018 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 4084

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 3284

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 80.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 239

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 115

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 48.0

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NCES-derived bachelor-cohort graduation percentages

Historical full-time, first-time bachelor's or equivalent entry subcohorts, with revised-cohort adjustments and permitted exclusions. These percentages describe a defined cohort rather than all students, annual awards or an individual's outcome.

Entry cohortSource observation file yearWithin 4 yearsWithin 5 yearsWithin 6 years
2018202428%45%50%
2017202327%44%50%
2016202227%48%55%
2015202124%47%54%

NCES defines the selected 4-, 5- and 6-year measures for the same bachelor-seeking entry subcohort. The six-year measure is labelled 150% of normal time in the connected definitions. It does not establish the duration of your current programme.

Percentages are retained from the NCES derived file and are not recalculated here. The selected file supplies no per-cell reporting/imputation flags; the parent/child allocation status is outside this connection. Some derived campus values may use parent allocation factors. The linked dictionary's generic “Provisional/Final” heading does not distinguish a release stage for this snapshot.

Source evidence for file year 2024

Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-14 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.

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Source evidence for file year 2023

Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.

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Source evidence for file year 2022

Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.

Associated official field definitions →

Source evidence for file year 2021

Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.

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Distinguish cohort rates from retention and annual awards → · Review source populations →

How to read graduation cohorts and completion windows →

About this record

Source: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, HD2025 institution directory. Download the source dataset.

Record reviewed: 2026-10-13 UTC. Directory year is not the current application year. “Four-year” describes an institution classification; it does not mean every program lasts four years.

Costs, admissions and completion records come from separate historical datasets with their own years. Current language requirements and deadlines must be verified with the institution.

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