San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public college in San Francisco, CA. Its average net price is $9,803 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $6,699 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $7,385 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,572 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $12,150 |
| $110,001 and up | $20,813 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $56,619 |
| 8 years after entry | $66,184 |
| 10 years after entry | $73,299 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | $36,347 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $42,054 Small program - rough guide n=46 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $35,725 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $19,125 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Behavioral Sciences | $39,719 National median for this major n=1,960 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $62,350 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Biology | $44,755 n=209 | $15,125 n=298 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $53,836 n=1,432 | $16,209 n=577 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $82,059 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $23,583 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $35,631 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Communications | $48,274 n=331 | $15,000 n=178 |
| Computer Engineering | $74,592 Small program - rough guide n=49 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $69,099 Small program - rough guide n=84 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,632 n=273 | $18,376 n=193 |
| Criminal Justice | $42,419 n=296 | $14,741 n=134 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $43,685 n=235 | $17,000 n=130 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,663 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $15,979 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $51,760 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $85,968 Small program - rough guide n=51 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $37,226 n=109 | $15,457 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Environmental Conservation | $44,855 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $14,125 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $43,013 n=129 | $18,996 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $32,668 n=270 | $16,619 n=158 |
| Geography and Cartography | $43,637 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $48,894 n=109 | $18,625 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $33,600 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $18,019 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $52,160 Small program - rough guide n=80 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $41,658 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Journalism | $40,270 Small program - rough guide n=69 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $43,229 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $17,875 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Marketing | $52,121 National median for this major n=47,563 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $74,869 n=107 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,088 National median for this major n=528 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,231 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,746 Small program - rough guide n=49 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $41,164 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | $31,918 National median for this major n=145 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $45,925 n=122 | $13,810 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Psychology | $40,742 n=442 | $13,562 n=374 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $16,000 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $40,506 n=183 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Registered Nursing | $145,008 n=201 | $16,485 n=189 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $40,228 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | Not published |
| Sociology | $47,995 n=158 | $15,000 n=141 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $42,540 n=153 | $13,084 n=122 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Not published | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,796 n=117 | $18,806 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $45,013 n=253 | $12,500 n=148 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $62,498 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
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