For the 2023-2024 academic year: The average cost of attendance of an international student (Tuition Cost + Living Expenses) for undergraduate students is approximately $43,283 and for graduates the cost of attendance varies from $41,549-$48,269, depending upon the program.
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California
$41,549- $48,269
San Francisco State University, established in 1899, is a renowned public research university located in San Francisco. It is part of the California State University system and offers 118 bachelor's degree programs, 94 master's degree programs, and 5 doctoral degree programs among six academic colleges. Being in the heart of San Francisco, SFSU provides students with access to a multitude of internship and job opportunities. The proximity to major tech companies, startups, and established industries offers valuable networking and career-building possibilities.
Points of Pride
- SFSU is part of the largest system of higher education in the country granting bachelor's and master's degrees, the California State University (CSU).
- Set in one of the world’s most beautiful and diverse cities, the SF State campus features a vibrant mix of people, cultures and languages in a quiet corner of San Francisco just 1.6 km from the Pacific Ocean.
- Niche.com ranked SF State among the top 20 college for Best Locations.
- SF State alumni have won 21 Pulitzers, 16 Oscars, 49 Emmys, 10 Grammys and 12 Tonys.
- With hundreds of companies located in the City of San Francisco, Biotech Bay and the Silicon Valley region, access to career and networking opportunities with working professionals are at your fingertips.
- SF State is consistently one of the top feeder schools for employees at Apple, Kaiser Permanente, Wells Fargo, San Francisco Unified School District, Genentech, Oracle, Google and the City and County of San Francisco.
- SF State is the third-largest employee provider to tech and biotech companies in Silicon Valley.
University Highlights
- Ranked No. 59th in “Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs” by U.S. News & World Report 2023.
- Ranked #172 in “Undergraduate Computer Science” by U.S. News & World Report 2023.
- Both Variety Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter have named SF State’s School of Cinema one of the top film programs in the country.
- The University’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center makes it the only institution of higher education with a marine science laboratory on San Francisco Bay.
- Ranked #190 in “Undergraduate Business Programs” by U.S. News & World Report 2023.
- Ranked No. 7th for ethnic diversity among national universities in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
- Forbes magazine ranked 15 California State Universities which includes San Francisco State University as America's Best Value Colleges based on tuition costs, school quality, post-graduate earnings, student debt and graduation success.
- SF State has 280,000+ alumni worldwide, with 218,000 (85%) based in California and 170,000 (67%) in the Bay Area.
Programs
UnderGraduate
- Africana Studies (BA)
- American Indian Studies (BA)
- American Studies (BA)
- Anthropology (BA)
- Apparel Design/Merchandising (BS
- Apparel Design/Merchandising (BS)
- Applied Mathematics (BS) - STEM Designated
- Art - Art History and Studio Art (BA)
- Art History (BA)
- Asian American Studies (BA)
- Bilingual Spanish Journalism (BA)
- Biochemistry (BS) - STEM Designated
- Biology (BA) - STEM designated
- Biology - Cell and Molecular Biology (BS) - STEM Designated
- Biology - Ecology Evolution and Conservation Biology - (BS) - STEM Designated
- Biology - Marine Science (BS) - STEM Designated
- Biology – Microbiology (BS) - STEM Designated
- Biology – Physiology (BS) - STEM Designated
- Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (BA)
- Business Administration (BS)
- Business Administration - Decision Sciences (BS)
- Business Administration - Information Systems (BS)
- Business Administration - International Business (BS)
- Business Administration – Accounting (BS)
- Business Administration – Finance (BS)
- Business Administration – Management (BS)
- Business Administration – Marketing (BS)
- Chemistry (BA) - STEM designated
- Chemistry (BS) - STEM Designated
- Child and Adolescent Development - Community Health and Social Services (BA)
- Child and Adolescent Development - Early Care and Education - (BA)
- Child and Adolescent Development - Elementary Education Teaching Pre-Credential (BA)
- Chinese (BA)
- Chinese - Chinese Literature and Linguistics (BA)
- Chinese - Flagship Chinese Language (BA)
- Cinema (BA)
- Civil Engineering (BS) - STEM designated
- Classics (BA)
- Communication Studies (BA)
- Comparative and World Literature (BA)
- Computer Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
- Computer Science (BS) - STEM designated
- Creative Writing (BA)
- Criminal Justice Studies (BA)
- Dance (BA)
- Earth Sciences (BA)
- Earth Sciences (BS)
- Economics (BA)
- Electrical Engineering (BS) - STEM designated
- English - English Education (BA)
- English - Professional Writing and Rhetoric (BA)
- English – Linguistics (BA)
- English – Literature (BA)
- Environmental Science (BS) - STEM designated
- Environmental Studies (BA)
- Environmental Studies - Natural Resource Management and Conservation (BS) - STEM Designated
- French (BA)
- Geography (BA)
- German (BA)
- History (BA)
- Hospitality and Tourism Management (BS)
- Humanities (BA)
- Industrial Design - Product Design and Development - (BS)
- Interior Design (BS)
- International Relations (BA)
- Italian (BA)
- Japanese (BA)
- Journalism - Print and Online Journalism (BA)
- Journalism – Photojournalism (BA)
- Kinesiology - Exercise and Movement Sciences (BS)
- Kinesiology - Integrated Teacher Education Program in Physical Education (BS)
- Labor and Employment Studies (BA)
- Latina/Latino Studies (BA)
- Liberal Studies (BA)
- Liberal Studies Integrated Teacher Preparation (BA)
- Mathematics - Mathematics for Advanced Study (BA)
- Mathematics - Mathematics for Liberal Arts (BA)
- Mathematics - Mathematics for Teaching (BA)
- Mechanical Engineering (BS) - STEM designated
- Modern Jewish Studies (BA)
- Music (BA)
- Music BM
- Nursing (BS)
- Nursing(BS)
- Nutrition and Dietetics - Dietetics and Nutrition Science (BS)
- Nutrition and Dietetics - Foods and Community Nutrition (BS)
- Philosophy (BA)
- Philosophy and Religion (BA)
- Physics (BA) - STEM Designated
- Physics (BS) - STEM Designated
- Physics - Physics for Teaching (BS)
- Physics – Astronomy (BA) - STEM Designated
- Physics – Astrophysics (BS) - STEM Designated
- Political Science (BA)
- Psychology (BA)
- Public Health (BS)
- Race and Resistance Studies (BA)
- Race Ethnicity and Health (BA)
- Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration (BS)
- Sociology (BA)
- Spanish (BA)
- Special Major (BA)
- Speech Language and Hearing Sciences (BS)
- Statistics (BS) - STEM Designated
- Studio Art (BA)
- Theatre Arts (BA)
- Urban Studies and Planning (BA)
- Visual Communication Design (BS)
- Women and Gender Studies (BA)
Graduate
- Accountancy (MS)
- Anthropology (MA)
- Art (MFA)
- Asian American Studies (MA)
- Biology - Cell and Molecular Biology (MS) - STEM Designated
- Biology - Ecology Evolution and Conservation Biology (MS) - STEM Designated
- Biology - Physiology and Behavioral Biology (MS) - STEM Designated
- Biomedical Science - Stem Cell Science (MS) - STEM Designated
- Biomedical Science – Biotechnology (MS) - STEM Designated
- Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (MA)
- Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (MFA)
- Business Administration MBA
- Business Analytics (MS)- STEM Designated
- Chemistry (MS)- STEM Designated
- Chemistry – Biochemistry (MS)- STEM Designated
- Chinese (MA)
- Cinema (MFA)
- Cinema Studies(MA)
- Civil Engineering (MS) - STEM designated
- Classics (MA)
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)
- Communication Studies (MA)
- Comparative Literature (MA)
- Computer Science (MS) - STEM designated
- Counseling (MS)
- Counseling - Marriage Family and Child Counseling (MS)
- Creative Writing (MA)
- Creative Writing (MFA)
- Data Science (MS) - STEM designated
- Design (MA)
- Early Childhood Education (MA)
- Education - Adult Education (MA)
- Education - Elementary Education (MA)
- Education - Equity and Social Justice in Education (MA)
- Education - Mathematics Education (MA)
- Education - Secondary Education (MA)
- Education - Special Interest (MA)
- Educational Administration and Leadership (MA)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS) - STEM Designated
- English - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA)
- English Literatures (MA)
- English – Composition (MA)
- English – Linguistics (MA)
- Ethnic Studies (MA)
- Family and Consumer Sciences (MA)
- Geographic Information Science (MS)
- Geography (MA)
- Geography - Resource Management and Environmental Planning (MA)
- Geosciences (MS)
- Gerontology (MA)
- History (MA)
- Human Sexuality Studies (MA)
- Humanities (MA)
- Instructional Design and Technology (MA)
- Interdisciplinary Marine and Estuarine Sciences (MS)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (MA)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (MS)
- International Relations (MA)
- Kinesiology (MS)
- Mathematics (MA)
- Mechanical Engineering (MS) - STEM designated
- Museum Studies (MA)
- Music (MA)
- Music (MM)
- Nursing - Adult/Gero Clinical Nurse Specialist (MS)
- Nursing - Community Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (MS)
- Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (MS)
- Nursing - Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (MS)
- Nursing - Nursing Administration (MS)
- Nursing - Pediatrics Clinical Nurse Specialist (MS)
- Nursing - Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (MS)
- Nursing - Women's Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (MS)
- Nursing(MS)
- Philosophy (MA)
- Physics (MS) - STEM designated
- Physics – Astronomy (MS)
- Political Science (MA)
- Psychological Science - Developmental Psychology (MA)
- Psychological Science - Mind Brain and Behavior (MA)
- Psychological Science - Social Personality and Affective Science (MA)
- Psychology - Clinical Psychology (MS)
- Psychology - Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MS)
- Psychology - School Psychology (MS)
- Public Administration (MPA)
- Public Health (MPH)
- Quantitative Economics (MS)
- Social Work (MSW)
- Spanish (MA)
- Special Education (MA)
- Speech Language and Hearing Sciences (MS)
- Statistical Data Science (MS) - STEM Designated
- Theatre Arts (MA)
- Women and Gender Studies (MA)
For a complete list of majors please visit the URL:
bulletin.sfsu.edu/programs/
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*Some graduate programs do not accept the IELTS,PTE Academic test, or DUOLINGO in place of the TOEFL test.
Intakes
Fall (September) and Spring (January).Accreditation
Lam Family College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB).
College of Science and Engineering is accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
