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San Francisco State University

📍 San Francisco, California, United States

0.9644%Acceptance Rate
18,639Students
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Overview

San Francisco State University is a public university in San Francisco, United States, offering master’s and doctoral degrees through a semester-based academic calendar with in-person instruction. Founded as a teacher’s college, it enrolls approximately 18,639 students and admits 96.4% of applicants, with a 50.4% graduation rate. Its research spans stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, quantum chromodynamics and particle interactions, and LGBTQ health, identity, and policy.

Subject Strengths

San Francisco State University's strongest subject areas, based on published research output, are Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences
100/100
Social Sciences
100/100
Life Sciences
100/100

🌳 Research Hierarchy (25 topics)

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