:University of San Francisco

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{{other uses of|USF|USF (disambiguation){{!}}USF}}

{{Infobox university

| name = University of San Francisco

| image = University of San Francisco coat of arms.gif

| image_upright = 0.7

| logo = Usflogo.png

| logo_upright = 1.0

| caption =

| former_names = St. Ignatius Academy (1855–1859)
St. Ignatius College (1859–1930)

| motto = Traditional: Pro Urbe et Universitate ({{small|Latin}})

| mottoeng = Current motto: "Change the World from Here"

| type = Private university

| established = {{start date and age|1855}}Ziajka, Alan. Lighting the City, Changing the World of the Science at the University of San Francisco. San Francisco: University of San Francisco, Association of Jesuit University Presses, 2014.

| founder = Anthony Maraschi

| religious_affiliation = Catholic Church (Jesuit)

| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|AJCU|ACCU|NAICU}}

| accreditation = WSCUC

| endowment = $1.42 billion (2024) As of March 31, 2024. {{cite report |url=https://www.swfinstitute.org/profile/598cdaa60124e9fd2d05c243 |title=University of San Francisco Endowment: Endowment in United States, North America |publisher=Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute |access-date=April 24, 2025}}

| president = John P. Fitzgibbons, S.J. (interim)

| provost = Eileen Chia-Ching Fung

| faculty = 1107 (November 2022: 445 full-time, 662 part-time){{cite web|url=https://myusf.usfca.edu/cipe/usf-facts|title=USF Quick Facts|date=30 October 2023|publisher=University of San Francisco|access-date=January 22, 2025}}

| administrative_staff = 977 (November 2022: 928 full-time, 49 part-time)

| students = 8,913

| undergrad = 5,287

| postgrad = 3,504

| city = San Francisco, California

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|37|46|46|N|122|27|07|W|display=inline,title|region:US-CA_type:edu_source:dewiki}}

| campus = Large city, {{convert|55|acre|ha}}

| colors = {{color box|#00543C}} Green
{{color box|#FDBB30}} Gold{{cite web|title= University of San Francisco Graphic Standards Manual|url=http://myusf.usfca.edu/system/files/graphic-standardsmanual.pdf

|access-date = 2015-08-17|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150910091202/http://myusf.usfca.edu/system/files/graphic-standards-manual.pdf|archive-date = 2015-09-10|url-status = dead}}

| sports_nickname = Dons

| sporting_affiliations = NCAA Division I – WCC

| mascot = The Don, a Spanish nobleman

| website = {{URL|www.usfca.edu}}

| free_label1 = Newspaper

| free1 = San Francisco Foghorn

}}

The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, it has nearly 9,000 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in 59 major programs. In addition to its main campus in the Golden Gate area, it has satellite campuses in downtown San Francisco, Orange County, Sacramento, San Jose, and Santa Rosa.

History

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Founded by the Jesuits in 1855 as St. Ignatius Academy, USF started as a one-room schoolhouse along Market Street in what later became downtown San Francisco. Father Anthony Maraschi was the college's founder and first president, a professor, the college's treasurer, and the first pastor of St. Ignatius Church. Under Maraschi, St. Ignatius Academy received its charter to issue college degrees on April 30, 1859, from the State of California, signed by governor John B. Weller. In that year, the school changed its name to St. Ignatius College.{{Cite web |title=1955 Don - USF Yearbooks Collection|url=https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p15129coll4/id/2089/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Gleeson Library Digital Collections}} The original curriculum included Greek, Spanish, Latin, English, French, Italian, algebra, arithmetic, history, geography, elocution, and bookkeeping.Ziajka, Alan. Legacy & Promise: 150 years of Jesuit education at the University of San Francisco. San Francisco: University of San Francisco, Association of Jesuit University Presses, 2005.

A new building was constructed in 1862 to replace the first frame building. In June 1863, the university awarded its first Bachelor of Arts degree. {{fact|date=May 2025}} In 1880, the college moved from Market Street to the corner of Hayes Street and Van Ness Avenue (currently occupied by the Davies Symphony Hall).{{fact|date=May 2025}}

The third St. Ignatius College received moderate damage in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, but it was completely destroyed in the ensuing fire. The campus moved to the corner of Hayes and Shrader streets. It occupied a hastily constructed structure known as the Shirt Factory for the next 21 years. {{fact|date=May 2025}}

The college moved to its present site on Fulton Street in 1927, on the site of the former Masonic Cemetery. To celebrate its diamond jubilee in 1930, St. Ignatius College changed its name to the University of San Francisco. The change was sought by many alumni groups and by long-time San Francisco Mayor James Rolph Jr.

A male-only school for most of its history, USF became fully coeducational in 1964, though women started attending the evening programs in business and law as early as 1927. {{fact|date=May 2025}} In 1969, the high school division, already separate from the university, moved to the western part of San Francisco and became St. Ignatius College Preparatory. {{fact|date=May 2025}}

In 1978, the university acquired Lone Mountain College. October 15, 2005, marked the 150th anniversary of the university's founding.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usfca.edu/150years/index.html |title=USFCA.edu |access-date=2009-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606021251/http://www.usfca.edu/150years/index.html |archive-date=2009-06-06 |url-status=dead }} In 2012, The Daily Beast ranked USF the 3rd-"Most Crime-Rattled College" in the United States, using the college crime data which is kept by the U.S. Department of Education.[https://www.louisvillecardinal.com/2012/09/ranked-9th-crime-rattled-campus/ "U of L ranked 9th most ‘crime-rattled’ campus in the US,"] Louisville Cardinal, September 4, 2012.

Academics

59 majors are offered at USF within its one college and four schools:{{Cite web |title=Schools & Colleges {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/academics/schools-colleges |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=All Undergraduate Majors {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/academics/undergraduate-majors |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}

College of Arts and Sciences
School of Education
School of Law
School of Management
School of Nursing and Health Professions

=Rankings=

{{Infobox US university ranking

| Forbes = 165

| USNWR_NU = 109 (tie)

| Wamo_NU = 114

}}

USF was ranked tied for 109th overall by U.S. News & World Report in 2025{{cite web |title=University of San Francisco Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-san-francisco-1325/overall-rankings |access-date=March 9, 2024 |publisher=U.S. News & World Report}}
According to College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list, USF was ranked 164th out of all four-year colleges and universities in the nation.{{cite web |title=University of San Francisco Data & Information Overview |url=https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/university-of-san-francisco/ |access-date=March 4, 2024 |publisher=College Factual}}
Washington Monthly ranked USF 138th out of 391 national universities in 2021.{{cite web |date=28 August 2020 |title=2020 National University Rankings |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020college-guide/national |access-date=March 4, 2024 |publisher=Washington Monthly}}

=Undergraduate admissions=

In 2024, the USF accepted 61.71%{{Cite web |title=CDS 2024-2025 (for publishing) |url=https://myusf.usfca.edu/sites/default/files/users/ncain/CDS%202024-2025.pdf |access-date=April 1, 2025 |website=myusf.usfca.edu}} of undergraduate applicants. This acceptance rate demonstrated the total number of admitted students (15,358) out of the total applicants (24,888). Admission standards are considered moderately selective, with competition among applicants being moderate. The average high school GPA for enrolled students was 3.61.{{Cite web |title=First-Year Class Profile - Undergraduate Admission {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/admission/undergraduate/first-year-class-profile |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}

The university does not require submission of standardized test scores, USF being a test-optional school. Among enrolled students, 12.39% submitted SAT scores and 2.61% submitted ACT scores. The average SAT composite score for enrolled students was 1300, with a range between the 25th percentile score of 1200 and the 75th percentile score of 1380. For ACT scores, the average composite score was 28, with a range between the 25th percentile score of 25 and the 75th percentile score of 30. {{cite web |title=CDS 2024-2025 (for publishing) |url=https://myusf.usfca.edu/sites/default/files/users/ncain/CDS%202024-2025.pdf |access-date=April 1, 2025 |website=myusf.usfca.edu |publisher=}}

=Global education=

USF's Center for Global Education advises students on international programs sponsored by USF or external organizations and schools and facilitates the process. In sponsored study abroad programs, students pay USF's tuition and not the host program's tuition. USF has more than 89 sponsored study abroad programs in more than 40 countries.{{Cite web |title=Programs > List All > Center for Global Education |url=https://usfca-cge.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ListAll&Sort=Program_Name&Order=desc&type=1 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=usfca-cge.terradotta.com}}

Campuses

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The university's 55-acre (22 ha) main campus is known as "the Hilltop."{{Cite web |title=Our Location {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/who-we-are/our-location |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}} It's divided into Lone Mountain and lower campus, which are north and south of Turk Street respectively{{Cite web |title=Our Location {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/who-we-are/our-location |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}} within a block of each other. {{cite web |title=University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-san-francisco-1325#:~:text=USF%20is%20a%20Jesuit%2DCatholic,volunteer%20work%20around%20San%20Francisco.}}{{Failed verification|date=August 2024}}

The USF Downtown San Francisco Campus was founded in the Folger Coffee Company Building at 101 Howard Street in 2012. 15 graduate programs in the School of Management and College of Arts and Sciences are offered here.{{Cite news |last=henke |date=2016-09-06 |title=Downtown Campus |url=https://www.usfca.edu/downtown |access-date=March 9, 2024 |work=University of San Francisco |language=en}}

The Orange County Campus, founded in Orange in 1983, offers the Master of Science in Sport Management, the Master of Science in Nursing, and the Master of Public Health in Applied Epidemiology and Population Health Methods.{{Cite news |last=McKeel |first=Jenny |date=2015-05-27 |title=Orange County |url=https://www.usfca.edu/orange-county |access-date=March 9, 2024 |work=University of San Francisco |language=en}} The Sacramento Campus, founded in 1975, offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, the Master of Public Health, the Master in Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, and the Master's in Teaching with a Teaching Credential.{{Cite news |last=mjuarez3 |date=2015-05-05 |title=Sacramento Campus |url=https://www.usfca.edu/sacramento |access-date=March 9, 2024 |work=University of San Francisco |language=en}} USF also offers programs on the campuses of San Jose City College and Santa Rosa Junior College.{{Cite web |title=School of Education in Santa Rosa {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/education/our-difference/locations/santa-rosa |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=School of Education in the South Bay {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/education/our-difference/locations/south-bay |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}

Organization and administration

The USF is chartered as a non-profit organization and is governed by a privately appointed board of trustees, along with the university president, the university chancellor, the university provost and vice-presidents, and the deans. The board as of 2024 had 41 voting members who served three, three-year terms.{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/who-we-are/president-leadership/board-trustees |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}} The board of trustees elects a president to serve as the general manager and chief executive of the university. The president, according to USF bylaws, is specifically responsible for articulating and advancing the Jesuit Catholic character of the university.{{Cite web |title=USF Bylaws {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/who-we-are/president-leadership/board-trustees/bylaws |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}

Student clubs and organizations

USF has over 100 clubs and organizations.{{Cite web |title=Clubs & Organizations {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/life-at-usf/student-activities/clubs-organizations |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}} File:USF 1.jpg

The Associated Students of the University of San Francisco (ASUSF) Senate is the student body governance organization responsible for organizing major campus events, voicing student concern, and reviewing the ASUSF budget.{{cite web | url=http://www.usfca.edu/sle/asusf/ | title=Associated Students of USF | access-date=December 16, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217202607/http://www.usfca.edu/sle/asusf/ | archive-date=2014-12-17 | url-status=dead }}

= Greek life =

All social sororities and fraternities recognized by the university must participate in the Greek Council, which tends to the development of these organizations and their members.{{cite web |title=Club Orientation |url=http://www.usfca.edu/sle/clubs/Club%20Orientation%202008.ppt |access-date=2008-12-04}} {{Dead link|date=September 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Chapters have some common mixers and socials, Thanksgiving potluck, Christmas clothing drive, Homecoming, and Greek Games.{{cite web |title=USF greek council |url=http://www.usfca.edu/org/greekcouncil/act.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228072043/http://www.usfca.edu/org/greekcouncil/act.html |archive-date=2009-02-28 |access-date=2009-05-09}}

=Student-produced media=

The San Francisco Foghorn is the official student weekly newspaper.{{Cn|date=November 2024}} From 1977, USF radio station KUSF broadcast online until 2011 when its license was sold{{Cite web |url=http://www.usfca.edu/Newsroom/Community_News/KUSF_Moves_to_Online_Only_Format/ |title=USFCA.edu |access-date=2011-01-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110122114309/http://www.usfca.edu/Newsroom/Community_News/KUSF_Moves_to_Online_Only_Format/ |archive-date=2011-01-22 |url-status=dead }} to a Southern California-based classical radio station. KUSF had garnered international attention for its diverse musical programming, which varied from rock to hip hop to world music.{{cite web|url=http://www.kusf.org/contacts/fanmail.html |title=KUSF International Fan Mail |publisher=Kusf.org |access-date=2008-12-09 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071020193431/http://kusf.org/contacts/fanmail.html |archive-date = October 20, 2007}} It received numerous awards,{{cite web|url=http://www.kusf.org/contacts/awards.html |title=KUSF Awards |publisher=Kusf.org |access-date=2008-12-09 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071020193426/http://kusf.org/contacts/awards.html |archive-date = October 20, 2007}} including public service awards,{{cite web|url=http://www.kusf.org/contacts/psa-awards.html|title=KUSF Public Service Awards|publisher=Kusf.org|access-date=2008-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020193443/http://kusf.org/contacts/psa-awards.html|archive-date=October 20, 2007}} for its weekly community service series. USF's other radio station, KDNZ, is student-run.{{cite web|url=http://www.usfca.edu/clubs/kdnz/whatwedo.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212203758/http://www.usfca.edu/clubs/kdnz/whatwedo.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-12|title=About KDNZ|publisher=Usfca.edu|access-date=2008-12-09}}

The University of San Francisco television station USFtv, founded in 2006Emma, Kathleen. "Student-Run TV Station Launches Wednesday, February 22." San Francisco Foghorn. 16 February 2006 and entirely student-run, is broadcast on Channel 35 in the dormitories and around campus,{{cite web |url=http://foghorn.usfca.edu/2008/09/usftv-gears-up-for-first-cablecast-of-the-semester|title=USFtv Gears Up for First Cablecast of the Semester | Foghorn Online |publisher=Foghorn.usfca.edu |access-date=2008-12-09}} with news, sports, and cultural programming. In 2008, USFtv students collaborated with Wyclef Jean to create a music video for his song, "If I Was President".{{Cite web |url=http://www.usfca.edu/usfmagazine/spring08/n5_wyclefvid.html |title=University of San Francisco, USF Magazine - News: Student Films Wyclef Video |access-date=2008-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202115223/http://www.usfca.edu/usfmagazine/spring08/n5_wyclefvid.html |archive-date=2008-12-02 |url-status=dead }} The Ignatian is USF's annual literary magazine.{{Cn|date=November 2024}}

=Performing arts=

USF has student clubs for the performing arts, including a theater group (College Players), improvisational team (Awkward Silence), choir (ASUSF Voices), USF Don Marching Band, contemporary mass ensemble, and a dance program that focuses on social justice.{{Cn|date=November 2024}}

The College Players, founded in 1863, is considered one of the oldest student-run theater groups in the United States.ASUSF College Players [http://sle.orgsync.com/search sle.orgsync.com] Their annual production of The Vagina Monologues gives all its proceeds to women's charities in the Bay Area, as of 2009.{{cite web|url=http://foghorn.usfca.edu/2009/02/college-players-encourage-vagina-pride/ |title=foghorn.usfca.edu |publisher=foghorn.usfca.edu |date=2009-02-18 |access-date=2013-10-08}}

File:USFCA Lower Campus.jpg

ASUSF Voices, in collaboration with the Performing Arts Department, contains a variety of choral ensembles, including jazz and popular.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/ug/performing_arts/music_minor.html |title=USF music program |access-date=2009-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202141708/http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/ug/performing_arts/music_minor.html |archive-date=2008-12-02 |url-status=dead }} The USF Contemporary Mass Ensemble (vocal and instrumental) are USF alumni who perform at Sunday Masses in St. Ignatius Church.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/ug/performing_arts/music_minor.html |title=USF Contemporary Mass Ensemble |access-date=2009-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202141708/http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/ug/performing_arts/music_minor.html |archive-date=2008-12-02 |url-status=dead }} The USF dance program is affiliated with the Performing Arts and Social Justice Major. Students can enroll in traditional and modern dance classes and participate in the USF Dance Ensemble under professional choreographers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/pa/dance_minor |title=USF Dance Program |access-date=2011-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116083713/http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/pa/dance_minor/ |archive-date=2010-11-16 |url-status=dead }}

Student body

class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible" ; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" \|+ style="font-size:90%" \|Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2020
Race and ethnicity{{cite web \|title=College Scorecard: University of San Francisco\|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?122612-University-of-San-Francisco \|publisher=United States Department of Education \|access-date=May 8, 2022}} ! colspan="2" data-sort-type="number" \|Total
Asian \|align=right\| {{bartable\|26\|%\|2	background:purple}}
White \|align=right\| {{bartable\|24\|%\|2	background:gray}}
Hispanic \|align=right\| {{bartable\|21\|%\|2	background:green}}
Foreign national \|align=right\| {{bartable\|12\|%\|2	background:orange}}
Other{{efn\|Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.}} \|align=right\| {{bartable\|11\|%\|2	background:brown}}
Black \|align=right\| {{bartable\|6\|%\|2	background:mediumblue}}
colspan="4" data-sort-type="number" \|Economic diversity
Low-income{{efn\|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}} \|align=right\| {{bartable\|27\|%\|2	background:red}}
Affluent{{efn\|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}} \|align=right\| {{bartable\|73\|%\|2	background:black}}

class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible" ; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"

|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2020

Race and ethnicity{{cite web |title=College Scorecard: University of San Francisco|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?122612-University-of-San-Francisco |publisher=United States Department of Education |access-date=May 8, 2022}}

! colspan="2" data-sort-type="number" |Total

Asian

|align=right| {{bartable|26|%|2

background:purple}}

White

|align=right| {{bartable|24|%|2

background:gray}}

Hispanic

|align=right| {{bartable|21|%|2

background:green}}

Foreign national

|align=right| {{bartable|12|%|2

background:orange}}

Other{{efn|Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.}}

|align=right| {{bartable|11|%|2

background:brown}}

Black

|align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2

background:mediumblue}}

colspan="4" data-sort-type="number" |Economic diversity

Low-income{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}}

|align=right| {{bartable|27|%|2

background:red}}

Affluent{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}}

|align=right| {{bartable|73|%|2

background:black}}

Notable students marked the early years of student diversity at USF. Chan Chung Wing, whose parents had immigrated from near Canton, was in the first law class at then-St. Ignatius College of Law. In 1929, the Filipino Ignatians was founded. In 1930, the African American Isaiah Fletcher was a starting tackle on the football team, years before most colleges became integrated. In 1936, Earl Booker, another African American, won the Intercollegiate Boxing Championship.Ziajka, Alan. "Student Ethic Diversity Since 1855." Bridging Time: The History of Newsletter of the University of San Francisco, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 20, 2015.

International students made up 15.5% of the student body in the fall of 2017. International students have a special orientation period{{cite web|url=http://www.usfca.edu/sle/orientation/GO%20Team.html|title=USF - GO Team-New Student Orientation|publisher=Usfca.edu|access-date=2008-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102170403/http://www.usfca.edu/sle/orientation/GO%20Team.html|archive-date=2009-01-02|url-status=dead}} and a variety of student groups like the International Student Association, Global Living Community,{{cite web|url=http://www.usfca.edu/isss/glc.html|title=USF - Global Living Community|publisher=Usfca.edu|access-date=2008-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228164810/http://www.usfca.edu/isss/glc.html|archive-date=2008-12-28|url-status=dead}} an International Advisory Council, and an International Network Program.{{cite web|url=http://www.usfca.edu/isss/inp.html|title=USF - International Network Program|publisher=Usfca.edu|access-date=2008-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228164130/http://www.usfca.edu/isss/inp.html|archive-date=2008-12-28|url-status=dead}} USF sponsors an annual International Education Week with an international fair featuring consulates in the San Francisco area, storytelling opportunities, educational speakers, and a performance event called "Cultures cape".{{Cite web |url=http://www.usfca.edu/isss/culturescape.html |title=University of San Francisco (USF) - Culturescape |access-date=2008-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228164028/http://www.usfca.edu/isss/culturescape.html |archive-date=2008-12-28 |url-status=dead }}

=Undergraduate admissions=

USF is categorized as more selective for undergraduates according to both College Factual{{cite web |url=https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/university-of-san-francisco/ |title=University of San Francisco Data & Information Overview |work=College Factual |access-date=March 23, 2022}} and U.S. News & World Report.{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-san-francisco-1325|title=Overview of University of San Francisco|access-date=October 9, 2019|magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}

In its 2024 rankings, U.S. News listed USF as having a 0.77 diversity index, tied with Andrews University as the most diverse "national university" in the United States.{{Cite web |title=USF Shines in New College Rankings {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/news/2022-rankings#:~:text=In%20the%20U.S.%20News%20&%20World,in%20undergraduate%20nursing,%20and%20No. |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.usfca.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Campus Ethnic Diversity |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/campus-ethnic-diversity |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104053329/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/campus-ethnic-diversity |archive-date=2024-01-04 |website=US News & World Report}}

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=Financial aid=

According to USF, "97% of fall 2023 incoming students received financial aid, with an average aid package of $48,664."{{Cite web |title=Undergraduate Student Costs - Cost of Attendance {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/financial-aid/undergraduate-student-costs |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}} USF provides a Net Price Calculator on its website.{{Cite web |title=Net Price Calculator - Financial Aid & Cost {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}

For the 2024–2025 year, tuition for full-time undergraduates is $59,920. The total estimated cost for one year, including fees, housing, and dining, is $85,258.{{cite web | url=https://www.usfca.edu/admission/undergraduate/tuition-and-fees |title= Tuition and Fees Schedule for Academic Year 2024-25 |date= 15 August 2024 |access-date=August 15, 2024}}

=Residence halls=

Each residence hall or dormitory at theUSF contains at least one lounge, a kitchen, and laundry facilities. Halls are secured with a 24-hour desk staff. Community programs and activities are planned by Resident Advisors, Resident Ministers, Residence Hall Council, and Residence Hall Association.{{cite web |url=http://www.usfca.edu/residence_life/applications/ResLife_Brochure.pdf|title=Residence Life|year=2008 |accessdate=2008-10-04}}{{cite web |url=http://www.usfca.edu/residence_life/oncampus.html|title=Residence Life|accessdate=2008-12-08}}

On-campus

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Fromm Hall (FR)
Gilson Hall (GI)
Hayes-Healy Hall (HH)
Lone Mountain (LMN)
Lone Mountain East (LME)
Pedro Arrupe Hall (PA)
Toler Hall (TO)

==Off-campus==

Fulton House and Fulton House Cottage
Loyola Village (LV)

Athletics

USF competes in NCAA Division I and is a charter member of the West Coast Conference, along with local rivals Santa Clara University and Saint Mary's College of California. Sports offered are men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, as well as men's baseball and women's volleyball and sand volleyball. USF's mascot is the Don and its colors are green and gold.{{cite web |title=University of San Francisco Sports Information |url=https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/university-of-san-francisco/student-life/sports/}}

=History=

Athletics at USF dates back to its founding in 1855, when founder Anthony Maraschi, S.J., organized ball games as recreation for the first students. Intercollegiate competition dates back to 1907, when then St. Ignatius College began playing organized baseball, basketball, and rugby against other local colleges and high schools. Rivalries with neighboring Santa Clara University and Saint Mary's College of California have their origins in this early period.

The university's Olympians have included Israeli long-distance runner Maor Tiyouri, American-born Marshallese runner Haley Nemra, Venezuelan-American basketball player John Cox, and synchronized swimmer Mariya Koroleva.[http://usfdons.com/news/2016/8/4/usf-dons-represented-in-rio-olympics-tiyouri-cox-koroleva.aspx "Dons Represented in Rio"]. University of San Francisco Dons Athletics. Retrieved on 26 August 2016.

=1951 USF Dons football team=

The 1951 USF Dons football team, coached by Joe Kuharich, went undefeated with a record of 9–0, and produced nine future NFL players. Five became NFL Pro-Bowlers, and Gino Marchetti, Ollie Matson, and Bob St. Clair later were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame – a record for one college team. Also the team's Burl Toler became the first African American official in the NFL.Lukacs, John D. "Waiting for the Perfect Ending", USA Today, June 24, 2003. Sports 8C. Future NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle played a role as the Dons' Athletic Publicist. At the height of their success, due to the team having two African-American star players, Ollie Matson and Burl Toler, they were not invited to play in any of the college football bowl games hosted by the SEC (Southeastern Conference).Clark, Kristine. "Undefeated, United and Uninvited: A Documentary of the 1951 University of San Francisco Dons Football Team". Griffin Publishing, May 2002. The team, less Toler and Matson, was invited to the Orange Bowl but declined. Guard Dick Columbini said, "'No, we're not going to leave ‘em at home’ ... ‘We're going to play with ‘em or we’re not going to play.’" The USF Athletic Department dropped its football program in 1952, due to a deficit in department funds.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

=Basketball=

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The men's basketball program won three national championships: the 1949 NIT Championship, with Don Lofgran as MVP, and the 1955 and 1956 NCAA National Championships, going undefeated in the 1956 season. Led by NBA Hall of Famers Bill Russell and K.C. Jones, the 1956 Dons became the first undefeated team to win a national championship, winning a then-record 60 games in a row from 1954 to 1956 before losing an exhibition game to the USA Men's Olympic Basketball team. Also of note, the 1954–1955 USF basketball teams became the first major college or university basketball team to win a national title with three African American starters (Russell, Jones, and Hal Perry).

Soccer

The soccer program began at USF in 1931, and won five titles from 1932 to 1936. The team captain was All-American Gus Donoghue, who returned to the university as head coach in 1946, winning several titles, including a co-championship with Penn State in 1949.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

At Donoghue's retirement in 1960, Stephen Negoesco, All-American and Holocaust survivor took over, having played under Donoghue in the 50s. He coached the team from 1962 to 2000, and led them to 540 wins and four national championships (1966, 1975, 1976, and 1980). Negoesco was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2003, having set a US record for games won in intercollegiate soccer competition.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

Under Negoesco's successor, alumnus Erik Visser, the men's team earned the 2004, 2005, and 2008 WCC titles.