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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

According to its mission statement, ", SF State honors roots, stimulates intellectual and personal development, promotes equity, and inspires the courage to lead, create, and innovate. Building on a century-long history of commitment to quality teaching and broad access to undergraduate and graduate education, the University offers comprehensive, rigorous, and integrated academic programs that require students to engage in open-minded inquiry and reflection. SF State encourages its students, faculty, and staff to engage fully with the community and develop and share knowledge." [Source]

Website: http://www.sfsu.edu/

B

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23,424
Undergraduate
Enrollment
24%
4-Year
Graduation Rate
$7,304
In-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)
$19,184
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

20:1
Student to Faculty Ratio
4.3%
Student Loan Default Rate
General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

NO

Foreign Language

NO

U.S. Government/History

YES

Economics

NO

Mathematics

YES

Science

YES


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A yellow light institution maintains policies that could be interpreted to suppress protected speech or policies that, while clearly restricting freedom of speech, restrict relatively narrow categories of speech.
General Education Assessment

San Francisco State University uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP).

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Curriculum last evaluated: 8/3/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.