List of colleges and universities in San Francisco

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Despite its limited geographical space, San Francisco, California is home to over a dozen colleges and universities. Within Downtown San Francisco alone, there are institutions that serve over 13,000 enrolled students.{{cite news |last=Asimov |first=Nanette |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Downtown S.F. has 12 thriving colleges hiding in plain sight. Here's how they're helping the city |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/downtown-sf-colleges/ |work=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=November 1, 2024}}

Public colleges and universities include:

• City College of San Francisco, one of the largest community colleges in the country; in Ingleside, with several extension campuses
• San Francisco State University, in the southwest corner of the city near Lake Merced and with a downtown campus since 2007
• University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, located downtown at its Civic Center
• University of California, San Francisco, primarily a graduate level health-sciences school, located in the Parnassus Heights/Inner Sunset neighborhood and in Mission Bay, San Francisco, California.

Private colleges and universities:

• Academy of Art University
• Alliant International University, formerly California School of Professional Psychology
• Art Institute of California - San Francisco, now closed
• Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, part of the University of the Pacific
• California College of the Arts
• California Culinary Academy, now closed
• California Institute of Integral Studies, in downtown San Francisco
• DeVry University
• The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)
• Golden Gate University
• Heald College
• Hult International Business School (Hult San Francisco Campus)
• Minerva Schools at KGI
• New College of California, now closed
• Presidio Graduate School
• San Francisco Art Institute, now closed
• San Francisco Conservatory of Music
• San Francisco Law School
• San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
• Saybrook University
• University of San Francisco, Jesuit-run; located on Lone Mountain
• Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

class="wikitable sortable" |+ Table of the Universities and Colleges in San Francisco ! Name !! Public or private !! Type !! Founded !! Enrollment !! Colors
San Francisco State University	Public		1899	27,815	{{color box|Purple}} {{color box|Gold}}
University of San Francisco	Private		1855	11,086	{{color box|Green}} {{color box|Gold}}
Golden Gate University	Private		1901	5,120	{{color box|Blue}} {{color box|White}}
University of California, San Francisco	Public	Medical school	1864{{cite news |last=Hartlaub |first=Peter |date=April 9, 2018 |title=How hospitals offered compassion to generations of San Franciscans |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/article/Our-SF-Hospitals-offer-compassion-through-the-6630800.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=November 1, 2024}}	5,908	{{color box|Teal}} {{color box|#000080}}
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco	Public	Law school	1878	≈1,000	{{color box|Blue}} {{color box|Gold}}
San Francisco Conservatory of Music	Private	Music conservatory	1917{{cite news |last=Bundy |first=Trey |date=February 9, 2010 |title=Living life to the sound of music |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/living-life-to-the-sound-of-music-3200468.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=November 1, 2024}}	≈500	{{color box|#9c2140}} {{color box|Gold}}
Academy of Art University	Private	Art school	1929	7,649	{{color box|Black}} {{color box|Red}}
California College of the Arts	Private	Art school	1907{{efn|The California College of the Arts moved from Oakland to San Francisco in 2022.{{cite news |last=Cabanatuan |first=Michael |date=May 8, 2022 |title=California College of the Arts bids farewell to Oakland |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/california-college-of-the-arts-bids-farewell-to-17154848.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=November 1, 2024}}}}	1,930	{{color box|Teal}} {{color box|White}} {{color box|Black}}
University of the Pacific (San Francisco Campus)	Private		1851{{efn|The University of the Pacific established its San Francisco campus in 1962 by merging with the San Francisco College of Physicians and Surgeons, which was founded in 1896.{{cite web |title=History of the Dugoni School |url=https://www.pacific.edu/dental/about-dugoni/school-history |publisher=University of the Pacific |accessdate=November 1, 2024}}}}	N/A	{{color box|Orange}} {{color box|Black}}
Hult International Business School (San Francisco Campus)	Private	Business school	2010	N/A	{{color box|Blue}} {{color box|Gold}}
Presidio Graduate School	Private	Sustainable business school	2002	152
California Institute of Integral Studies	Private	Graduate school	1968	1,833
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (San Francisco Campus)	Private	Business school	2001	≈300	{{color box|Blue}} {{color box|Red}}
City College of San Francisco	Public	Community college	1935{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Michael A. |date=January 23, 1985 |title=City College launches half-century celebration |at=City sec., p. A1 |work=San Francisco Examiner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-city-college/158270776/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 1, 2024}}	61,452	{{color box|Red}} {{color box|Black}}