University of San Francisco

The University of San Francisco is a university in San Francisco, CA, located at 2130 Fulton St. It holds a rating of 4.60 based on customer reviews. Its schools include the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Law, the School of Management, and the School of Nursing and Health Professions. Graduate programs include Counseling Psychology with a Marriage and Family Therapy concentration, an MA in Teaching with a concentration in Catholic Education, an MA with Credential in Teaching for Urban Education and Social Justice, and a full-time STEM Management program with a Business Tech concentration. A five-year Bachelor's and Master's track lets students take graduate-equivalent courses in their junior and senior years. The university describes its approach as small classes taught by professors rather than graduate students, with faculty who know students by name. It runs a 55-acre campus in the center of San Francisco, and campus visits include walking tours of the Hilltop, group visits for high school and transfer students, and custom tours for undergraduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Management, and School of Nursing and Health Professions. Founded in 1855, USF describes itself as a Jesuit, Catholic university whose mission centers on liberal arts education, cura personalis, being people for others, and diversity. It states that Catholics make up less than half of its undergraduate student body and that Mass is available but not required. Student life includes the Koret Health and Recreation Center, an outdoor adventures program with hikes, ski trips, and beach yoga, Health Promotion Services with a health clinic and nutrition appointments, University Ministry retreats, and a community engaged learning requirement. There are 25 Jesuit priests at USF, 20 of whom live in Loyola House on campus. The campus sits on Fulton St, with the Dorraine Zief Law Library and the Richard A Gleeson Library both within about a tenth of a mile. Kendrick Hall, the Joseph Koret USF School of Law and Koret Law Center, and the Los Lobos de Loyola public artwork are each roughly a tenth of a mile away. The university's rating reflects positive feedback from the customers who have reviewed it. USF has served San Francisco since 1855, and its graduates report satisfaction on a graduating student survey. It was featured in the Princeton Review Best 390 Colleges list for 2025 and states it is ranked No. 1 in the nation for diversity.