University of San Francisco

University of San Francisco

The University of San Francisco (USF), is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. USF is the eighth largest Jesuit university in the United States.

USF’s main campus is located on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. USF’s nickname is “The Hilltop,” appropriately named since the campus is located at the peak of one of San Francisco’s major hills. USF’s close historical ties with the City and County of San Francisco are reflected in the University’s motto, Pro Urbe et Universitate (For the City and University).

USF’s Jesuit-Catholic identity is rooted in the symbolic vision of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order. Jesuits are characterized by a dedication to both “the life of the mind and the encounter with the world,” a mission distinguished by their intellectual and humanitarian activities — notably in the fields of higher education, human rights, and social justice.

USF’s inclusive founding mission attracts students and faculty from diverse religious traditions and a broad range of convictions. However, the Jesuit call to justice is evident in work across religious boundaries in community service, reflection retreats, and immersion programs both on campus and abroad.
USF’s 8,772-member student body is composed of students from seventy-five countries, all fifty states (including Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam), and is ranked in the top 15 national universities for student diversity and international student enrollment. The University is known for its public service efforts (McCarthy Center), its world-renowned Center for the Pacific Rim (Asian and American Studies) and its nationally recognized graduate programs in the fields of law, education, business, nursing, and environmental management.

University of San Francisco Rankings

• Top 100 Law Schools In 2011
• Top 100 Nursing Graduate School Ranking
• Top 200 Undergraduate Business Program In 2010
• Top National Universities Ranking By High School Counselor

University of San Francisco Tuition and Fees

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Board plan required for residents of Fulton House Cottage, Phelan, Gillson, Hayes-Healy, Lone Mountain, and Fromm Halls. It is not required for residents of Loyola Village

Schools and Colleges of University of San Francisco

• College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business and Professional Studies
• School of Education
• School of Law
• School of Nursing

University of San Francisco News

• USF Named to President’s Service Honor Roll
  The University of San Francisco was recently named to the President’s 2012 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the sixth consecutive year. 

• USF Celebrates Graduates
  The University of San Francisco will welcome a number of national and local leaders to campus as commencement speakers this week. It’s all part of the pomp and circumstance that comes with celebrating a new class of graduates.

• PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism Goes to USF Alum
  Writer Jaime Diaz ’75 recently won the 2012 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism after nearly three decades covering sports for some of the nation’s most prestigious publications.

• Computer Scientists Help Hunt Child Predators
  New software applications created by University of San Francisco computer science students forgo the “gotcha” moment of Dateline NBC’s “To Catch a Predator,” but are designed to help police capture child sex predators just the same.

• Hospitality Symposium Brings Social Media
  Social media is part of many people’s daily lives. It is also a growing part of everyday business, particularly businesses in the tourism and hospitality industry.

• USFers, Residents Win for Best Green Community Project
  San Franciscans recently bestowed a community project award on the Bridgeview Teaching and Learning Garden — a project in the city’s gritty Bayview-Hunters Point district that University of San Francisco students helped to design and build.

• Giarratano Tops Baseball Wins List
  Nino Giarratano is the University of San Francisco’s winningest head baseball coach, moving him into sixth place on the West Coast Conference career victories list.

• 'University of the Best City Ever'
  The University of San Francisco is re-introducing itself to the city it has called home for more than 150 years with a visibility advertising campaign that is meant to set San Franciscans on their collective ear.

• 2010 Law Alumna of the Year Wins Award for Increasing Judicial Access
  State Court of Appeals Justice Maria P. Rivera ’74 is the 2011 Benjamin Aranda III Access to Justice Award-winner.

• Building a Generation to Fight Human Trafficking
  The child-safe hotel where Kelsey Silva ’13 and fellow University of San Francisco classmates slept in Thailand was familiar, in a studied way. As were the center that housed Thai women who were recently rescued from prostitution and the restaurant where Silva’s class ate that was run by former Cambodian street children.