A Bold Investment in Students
Gordon Getty ’56 gives $15 million to establish an honors college and support its students.
San Francisco
iswhere academics meets unique opportunities.
Only USF puts you in the heart of the city that invents tomorrow — 47 square miles of energy, optimism, learning, growth, internships, and opportunities unlimited.
where your change begins.
Energy, diversity, progress, opportunity — San Francisco and USF have a lot in common.
We’ve grown up with the city over the past 150 years. You might notice a family resemblance.
not your average college town.
At USF, students have academic, cultural, professional, and spiritual opportunities unmatched on any other campus.
We're not teaching students what to think, we're teaching them how to think.
#2
In the nation for undergraduate student ethnic diversity, according to U.S. News & World Report
#1
Ranking in Niche.com's 2017 'Best College Locations in America'
11,018
Total enrollment for 2016
Best Colleges
Featured in The Princeton Review's 'The Best 380 Colleges: 2016 Edition'
Startup School
USF ranks in the top 20 on Forbes' list of most entrepreneurial universities
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
8 in a Row
Eight straight years on Higher Ed Community Service Honor Roll
Tier One
Listed as a Tier One National University in 2017 U.S. News & World Report
#1
Ranking in Business Insiders' list of "The 25 US Colleges with the best location"
36%
Students who were the first in their families to attend college
A+ Schools for B Students
Four years on this exclusive list by US News and World Report
96.9%
Satisfied or strongly satisfied on graduating student survey
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