University of San Francisco

University of San Francisco is a private nonprofit college in San Francisco, CA. Its average net price is $30,496 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$23,963
$30,001 to $48,000$26,079
$48,001 to $75,000$25,957
$75,001 to $110,000$27,201
$110,001 and up$38,553
$62,462Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$62,462Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$30,496Average Net Price
$18,540Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,089Books and Supplies
$4,445Other Expenses
32.6%Students on Pell Grants
51.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

61.7%Acceptance Rate
610 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
580 to 690SAT Math, Middle Half
25 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$72,521
8 years after entry$82,331
10 years after entry$94,613
66.2%Graduation Rate
83.7%Retention Rate
$22,956Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

San Francisco, CALocation
Large citySetting
5,287Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

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.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$46,399 Small program - rough guide n=83$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=83
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,595 Small program - rough guide n=81$24,254 Small program - rough guide n=58
Chemistry$51,935 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Communications$41,836 Small program - rough guide n=81$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=71
Computer Science$84,513 Small program - rough guide n=76$22,795 Small program - rough guide n=51
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Data Processing$56,601 National median for this major n=156Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$51,270 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Environmental Conservation$41,791 Small program - rough guide n=35$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,026 Small program - rough guide n=76$20,838 Small program - rough guide n=52
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$53,840 Small program - rough guide n=43$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$54,857 n=106$18,751 Small program - rough guide n=62
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$50,506 Small program - rough guide n=39$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=52
Psychology$42,433 n=136$22,751 n=136
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$120,438 n=349$25,250 n=348
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$48,233 Small program - rough guide n=48$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$42,381 Small program - rough guide n=34$20,251 Small program - rough guide n=54
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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