students eat together on school steps

Life at USF

Find your people in your residence hall. Find your fun in a club or in a club sport. Follow your passions with the help of mentors, professors, and peers who help you find, then reach, your goals. Start your next chapter on the Hilltop. 

Live, Learn,
and Grow in the
Heart of the City

USF’s 55-acre campus is just one block from the exact center of San Francisco. Art galleries, sporting events, made-from-scratch meals, live music, a room with a view — everything this city has to offer is less than 3.5 miles away. And often, it’s right on campus.

USF student in Japantown
Kaitlyn Edejer '26.

Kaitlyn Edejer ’26

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Welcome to Your Community

I’ve been able to find some really fun outlets here. I love the community at USF. I love the city atmosphere. It feels like home."

Kaitlyn Edejer ’26

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Come to a Place Like No Other

#2

Best college location in California

NICHE 2024
96.9%

Satisfied or strongly satisfied on graduating student survey

Over 100

Undergraduate student clubs and organizations

#1

in campus diversity among national universities

U.S. News & World Report 2025
Best Value

among national universities

U.S. News & World Report 2025
Best in the West
The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition
Top 15%

Featured in the Princeton Review Best 390 Colleges list for 2025
 

The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition
#10

university for public service

Washington Monthly 2024

Find Your Calling

Join a club. Get an internship. Be the change. Our campus community provides countless opportunities for students to discover new passions and start successful careers.

Shi Belcher

Campus Around the Clock

There’s always something happening on the Hilltop. Explore the photo essay in USF Magazine.

Aerial view of USF Lone Mountain