San Francisco State University Teaching Programs

San Francisco State University is a public institution situated in San Francisco, California. The city atmosphere of San Francisco makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is San Francisco State University?

Contact details for SFSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone:	415-338-1111
Website:	www.sfsu.edu

How Do I Get Into SFSU?

You can apply to SFSU online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for SFSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SFSU?

SFSU has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Can I Afford San Francisco State University?

The overall average net price of SFSU is $29,561. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SFSU, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,109 a year. That adds up to $20,436 over four years for those students.

San Francisco State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,424 undergraduate students at SFSU, with 18,629 being full-time and 4,795 being part-time.

There are also 3,475 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,629 full-time undergraduates at SFSU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of San Francisco State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4,693
Black or African American	1,061
Hispanic or Latino	6,975
White	2,846
International Students	1,335
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,719

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at San Francisco State University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at SFSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Japan.

Online Learning at San Francisco State University

In 2022-2023, 17,761 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SFSU has changed over the last few years.

San Francisco State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	258	26	0	0	284
General Education	0	9	131	0	140
General Special Education	0	0	64	0	64
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	3	27	0	30
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	7	0	14	21
Community College Education	0	5	0	9	14
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	7	0	7
Technology Education	1	0	0	0	1
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0	0
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	259	50	229	23	561

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Briantrejo under License

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