List of colleges and universities in San Francisco

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Despite its limited geographical space, San Francisco, California is home to over a dozen colleges and universities. Within Downtown San Francisco alone, there are institutions that serve over 13,000 enrolled students. [1]

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Public colleges and universities include:

Private colleges and universities:

Table of the Universities and Colleges in San Francisco
NamePublic or privateTypeFoundedEnrollmentColors
San Francisco State University Public1899 [1] 27,815  
University of San Francisco Private1855 [1] 11,086  
Golden Gate University Private1901 [1] 5,120  
University of California, San Francisco PublicMedical school1864 [2] 5,908  
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco PublicLaw school1878 [1] ≈1,000  
San Francisco Conservatory of Music PrivateMusic conservatory1917 [3] ≈500  
Academy of Art University PrivateArt school1929 [1] 7,649  
California College of the Arts PrivateArt school1907 [lower-alpha 1] 1,930   
University of the Pacific (San Francisco Campus)Private1851 [lower-alpha 2] N/A  
Hult International Business School (San Francisco Campus)PrivateBusiness school2010N/A  
Presidio Graduate School PrivateSustainable business school2002152
California Institute of Integral Studies PrivateGraduate school1968 [1] 1,833
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (San Francisco Campus)PrivateBusiness school2001 [1] ≈300  
City College of San Francisco PublicCommunity college1935 [6] 61,452  

See also

Notes

  1. The California College of the Arts moved from Oakland to San Francisco in 2022. [4]
  2. The University of the Pacific established its San Francisco campus in 1962 by merging with the San Francisco College of Physicians and Surgeons, which was founded in 1896. [1] [5]

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