University of San Francisco

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of San Francisco

University of San Francisco operates as a private nonprofit institution located in San Francisco, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 5,287 students of which 6,231 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of San Francisco is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 61.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,295 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $41,431, with published in-state tuition of $60,492 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.7%. Graduates earn a median of $89,812 ten years after enrolling, compared with $69,951 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 216200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.