College of Arts and Sciences

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Learn by doing. Make mistakes. Make connections. Create a community of progress.

This Graduate Wants to Keep Saving Lives

Nathaniel Gonzalez ’25 was one of three lifeguards on duty honored at a civic ceremony in February for saving the life of a longtime Koret member who suffered a heart attack in the pool.

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USF Graduate Wins Seat in United States Congress

USF’s own Lateefah Simon MPA ’22 has been elected to California’s 12th Congressional District seat, succeeding Rep. Barbara Lee.

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Find Your Program

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Undergraduate Programs

Choose from more than 100 majors and minors. Mix them and match them to suit your interests and aspirations.

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Economics? Data science? Creative writing? Museum studies? Sport management? Find the program that works for you.

Graduate Programs

Professional Certificates

Enhance your existing skills. Acquire new skills. Increase your knowledge and your value with liberal arts education — without the commitment of a full academic program.

Professional Certificates

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Top 15%

for social mobility

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Best College

ranked a best college for Veterans

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Get More Than a Degree

Connect With Classmates
Learn Beyond the Lecture
Meet Your Mentors
Discover the USF Difference

Connect With Classmates

Come to the city that welcomes you. Come to the campus that wants you. Bring your whole self to the University of San Francisco.

School Life

Learn Beyond the Lecture

Come learn by doing. Work with your classmates. Do research with your professors. Create team projects and solo projects, too.

Research & Creative Achievement

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Meet Your Mentors

While USF professors are world-class scholars and researchers, they’re at USF because they put teaching first. This means they put you first. So ask them questions. Stay after class. See them as mentors. They won’t bite.

Our Faculty