University of San Francisco Business Programs

Located in San Francisco, California, University of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit institution. San Francisco is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

University of San Francisco Rankings

We have ranked USFCA as #111 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #9 out of 102 schools in California.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

USFCA has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#58	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#116	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at USFCA.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#81	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards USFCA has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#24	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Hospitality Management Schools	College Factual
#101	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#108	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#160	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of San Francisco?

Contact details for USFCA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
Phone:	415-422-5555
Website:	https://www.usfca.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/University.of.San.Francisco
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/USFCA

How Do I Get Into USFCA?

You can apply to USFCA online at: https://www.usfca.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply

Admission Requirements for USFCA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into USFCA?

With an acceptance rate of 70%, USFCA may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 57% of students accepted to USFCA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

USFCA received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

Can I Afford University of San Francisco?

The overall average net price of USFCA is $53,249. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At USFCA, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $9,915 a year. That adds up to $39,660 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USFCA is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of San Francisco Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,852 undergraduate students at USFCA, with 5,572 being full-time and 280 being part-time.

There are also 4,216 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,572 full-time undergraduates at USFCA, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of San Francisco students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,479
Black or African American	331
Hispanic or Latino	1,153
White	1,308
International Students	662
Other Races/Ethnicities	639

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of San Francisco. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 100 countries are represented at USFCA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Indonesia.

Online Learning at University of San Francisco

In 2019-2020, 10,060 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USFCA has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of USFCA

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of San Francisco was $52,482 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how USFCA is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Tax Law/Taxation	#4	#4

Online Growth Rankings of USFCA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of San Francisco was 947.5%. This is the #92 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at USFCA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of San Francisco Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	126	88	214
Entrepreneurship	52	64	116
Finance	102	0	102
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	100	0	100
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	21	30	51
Human Resources Development	0	47	47
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	47	47
International Business/Trade/Commerce	39	0	39
Accounting	37	0	37
Advertising	32	0	32
Tax Law/Taxation	0	28	28
General Hospitality Administration/Management	25	0	25
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	18	18
General Economics	14	0	14
Management Science	0	7	7
Organizational Behavior Studies	4	0	4
Business Economics	1	0	1
Applied Economics	1	0	1
Financial Planning & Services	0	0	0
Development Economics & International Development	0	0	0
Other Economics	0	0	0
TOTAL	554	329	883

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.