San Francisco State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. The university campus is stretched over a total area of 134 acres of land.

San Francisco State University consists of various colleges, including:

• Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Business
• Creative Arts
• Education
• Ethnic Studies
• Health and Human Services
• Humanities
• Science and Engineering

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, liberal arts, photography and commercial art, drama and performing arts, art studies, media, and religion and philosophy.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

San Francisco State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 53% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 30,014 in 2009-2010 (25,435 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 66% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

San Francisco State provides on-campus housing for 2,422 of its 25,435 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the California Collegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 61 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 63 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

San Francisco State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (148 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,271 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Labor Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (73 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (42 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (82 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (41 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (86 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (659 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (103 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (164 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (96 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (1,783 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American Indian/Native American Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian-American Studies
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Museology/Museum Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Technical and Business Writing
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (47 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (483 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (59 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (52 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (45 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (187 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (191 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (193 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (63 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (354 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Natural Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (163 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (630 awarded)

• Behavioral Sciences
• Communication Disorders
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology