University of San Francisco (USF)

Camille Watts ’13

The service learning advocate says she's just a typical USF student.

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Students choose USF to start changing the world here and now.

If you want to make the world a better place, start at the University of San Francisco. Here, you have access to the ultimate extended classroom: San Francisco with its many opportunities and advantages. Here, our 21st-century mission to fashion a more humane and just world is rooted in Jesuit values, comes alive in our diverse learning community and is broadened by our global orientation. Here you are challenged to reach higher standards and to use your education to promote justice and serve the common good.

At USF, we believe that change starts here and now — with you.

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In 2011, San Francisco topped New York, Washington, D.C., and Boston to be named best college town by the American Institute for Economic Research. Rankings were based on 12 criteria, including diversity, arts and leisure, research capacity, and entrepreneurial activity — all of which make San Francisco an exceptional extended classroom for USF students.

USF Highlights

In 2012, USF enrolled 10,017 students, including 6,246 undergraduates, 2,952 graduates, 672 law students, and 147 non-degree students
Student to Faculty Ratio: 16:1
30% of all USF students are first in their families to attend a university

USF Rankings and Accolades

USF Ranks as Top 50 University

The University of San Francisco is among the country’s top 50 universities, according to Washington Monthly magazine.

USF Makes the Washington Center's Top 5

The University of San Francisco is one of five universities in the nation to be honored as a 2012 Higher Education Civic Engagement Award recipient.

The University of the Best City Ever

Explore the culture and history of the University of San Francisco. Hear from staff and students about what makes USF so special.

Come See For Yourself

Visit our beautiful 55-acre campus that is located in the heart of the city of San Francisco. We invite you to learn more by scheduling a tour of the campus. Campus visits consist of a group information session followed by a campus tour. Campus visits are offered at 10am and 2pm, Monday through Friday, and available on most Saturdays at 10am during the academic year. If you cannot make it to campus, please take a virtual tour of the campus.

Live on Campus

The University of San Francisco’s campus sits in the heart of San Francisco in a residential neighborhood. Living on campus is a chance to meet new people and make new friends in safe and secure housing. Students live in six residence halls, with special housing options that include co-ed and women's floors and apartment-style housing, and five living-learning communities, where students live and take classes with students of similar interests.

Play on Campus

With over 100 clubs and organizations, ranging from service, cultural, professional, and Greek organizations, there are countless ways to get involved. There are also the student newspaper, San Francisco Foghorn, USFtv, a student-run television station, and the award-winning online KUSF.

All students get access to the award-winning Koret Health and Recreation Center which has everything you need to keep fit — from cardio and weight equipment, to fitness classes, to basketball courts and the 50-meter by 25-yard pool. The Koret center also sponsors intramural and club sports and organizes the Outdoor Adventures programs, offering everything from skiing to deep sea fishing.