A group of students talk near St. Ignatius Church.

Who We Are

Welcome to the university in the heart of San Francisco.
Come make friends and meet your mentors. Find food and music, shops and museums, cultures and communities. Take classes that stretch you, land internships that inspire you, do research that matters. Come earn a degree in changing the world.

Come Change the World
From Here

Like the city that surrounds it, the University of San Francisco offers you energy, optimism, and opportunity that you won’t find anywhere else. USF is a climb up Lone Mountain. USF is the poem you write for an engineering project. USF is small classes with professors who know their stuff and know your name. USF is late nights in Gleeson. USF is why? And why not? And says who? And what if?  It’s ice cream with friends in the Mission. It’s boba at Baker Beach. It’s a ride on Muni. It’s an internship downtown. It’s shadowing a nurse in a neighborhood clinic. USF is a practice job interview with your career coach. It’s playing basketball in the fall and watching baseball in the spring. USF is an open door. USF is a place at the table. USF is you in the heart of the city that invents tomorrow, surrounded by people who care, working to change the world for the better.

St Ignatius Church tower and sunset over the coast.
John P. Fitzgibbons, S.J. headshot

John Fitzgibbons, S.J.

Our chancellor spreads the word of our Jesuit mission.

What makes USF Different?

USF is on the cutting edge of Jesuit higher education. It is one of the most diverse places I have ever encountered. It’s where culture and faith meet."

John Fitzgibbons, S.J.

Our chancellor spreads the word of our Jesuit mission.

Taylor Jackson in a patio space with columns behind.

Taylor Jackson ’14

Policy and advocacy director at the Center for Judicial Excellence in Sacramento

In my interview for the legislative aide job, they asked me what I want to do. I said, ‘Change the world.’”

Taylor Jackson ’14

Policy and advocacy director at the Center for Judicial Excellence in Sacramento

Come Stretch
Your Vision

Come to USF and meet people from all over the planet. In the tradition of Jesuit education, you'll learn how to explore, engage, and serve the world.

Two students at landmarks in Rome.