List of colleges and universities in San Francisco

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.^[1]

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^[1]
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, a private campus which focuses on video game and design-based education (interior, fashion etc.)
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, part of the University of the Pacific
California College of the Arts, an Oakland-based school
California Institute of Integral Studies, in downtown San Francisco
DeVry University
The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)
Golden Gate University, a private, nonsectarian university located in the Financial District of Downtown San Francisco
Heald College, in the Financial District
Hult International Business School (Hult San Francisco Campus)
Minerva Schools at KGI^[1]
New College of California, now defunct, was located in the Mission District
Presidio Graduate School
San Francisco Art Institute, now bankrupt
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, in the Financial District

Table of the Universities and Colleges in San Francisco
Name	Public or private	Type	Founded	Enrollment
San Francisco State University	Public		1899^[1]	27,815
University of San Francisco	Private		1855^[1]	11,086
Golden Gate University	Private		1901^[1]	5,120
University of California, San Francisco	Public	Medical school	1864^[2]	5,908
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco	Public	Law school	1878^[1]	≈1,000
San Francisco Conservatory of Music	Private	Music conservatory	1917^[3]	≈500
Academy of Art University	Private	Art school	1929^[1]	7,649
California College of the Arts	Private	Art school	1907^[a]	1,930
University of the Pacific (San Francisco Campus)	Private		1851^[b]	N/A
Hult International Business School (San Francisco Campus)	Private	Business school	2010	N/A
Presidio Graduate School	Private	Sustainable business school	2002	152
California Institute of Integral Studies	Private	Graduate school	1968^[1]	1,833
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (San Francisco Campus)	Private	Business school	2001^[1]	≈300
City College of San Francisco	Public	Community college	1935^[6]	61,452

Notes

^ The California College of the Arts moved from Oakland to San Francisco in 2022.^[4]
^ 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.^[1]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Asimov, Nanette (July 2, 2024). "Downtown S.F. has 12 thriving colleges hiding in plain sight. Here's how they're helping the city". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ Hartlaub, Peter (April 9, 2018). "How hospitals offered compassion to generations of San Franciscans". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ Bundy, Trey (February 9, 2010). "Living life to the sound of music". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ Cabanatuan, Michael (May 8, 2022). "California College of the Arts bids farewell to Oakland". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "History of the Dugoni School". University of the Pacific. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ Robinson, Michael A. (January 23, 1985). "City College launches half-century celebration". San Francisco Examiner. City sec., p. A1. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] The California College of the Arts moved from Oakland to San Francisco in 2022.^[4]

[7] 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.^[1]^[5]

[Chronicle-2024-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Asimov, Nanette (July 2, 2024). "Downtown S.F. has 12 thriving colleges hiding in plain sight. Here's how they're helping the city". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[2] Hartlaub, Peter (April 9, 2018). "How hospitals offered compassion to generations of San Franciscans". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[3] Bundy, Trey (February 9, 2010). "Living life to the sound of music". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[4] Cabanatuan, Michael (May 8, 2022). "California College of the Arts bids farewell to Oakland". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[6] "History of the Dugoni School". University of the Pacific. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[8] Robinson, Michael A. (January 23, 1985). "City College launches half-century celebration". San Francisco Examiner. City sec., p. A1. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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