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A taste of life at USF — dive into the campus experience.

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where your change begins.

Energy, diversity, progress, opportunity — San Francisco and USF have a lot in common.

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We’ve grown up with the city over the past 150 years. You might notice a family resemblance.

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We're not teaching students what to think, we're teaching them how to think.

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Best Value

USF was named a Best Value School among national universities in U.S. News & World Report

Tier One

Listed as a Tier One National University in 2018 U.S. News & World Report Rankings

#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

96.9%

Satisfied or strongly satisfied on graduating student survey

13:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

Startup School

USF ranks in the top 20 on Forbes' list of most entrepreneurial universities

3 in a Row

Three consecutive years on the College of Distinction list

#10

Ranking in "Up and Coming Undergraduate Psychology Programs in the West" by bestpsychologydegrees.com

8 in a Row

Eight straight years on Higher Ed Community Service Honor Roll

A+ School

for B Students, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report

#44

USF's Master in Global Entrepreneurial Management ranking by the Financial Times

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Fate Finds a Way

Two USF grads unite to support first-generation college students

Kate Bueler and Josh Harris

Event Sep 25 5:15PM - 6:00PM

Beyond Borders: Book Discussion and Reflections from the Kino Border Initiative

Fromm Hall - FR 114 - Robert E. Fordham Atrium

Using Maps to Save the World

Professor David Saah analyzes satellite images to fight climate change

David Saah

National Voter Registration Day

Coming up on September 24. But it's never too early to register.

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Register to Vote

Using Maps to Save the World

USF Repeats Top 100 U.S. News Ranking

High marks for student excellence, social mobility

Campus near Lo Schiavo Science Center

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Sep 20

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