University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California · Private · 5,287 undergraduates · usfca.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
62%
of 24,888 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1200 to 1380
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$93,390Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at University of San Francisco
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
62% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$93,390
a year in 2027-28, from a $93,390 sticker price
What to do with your 1300
Send your score
About 86% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1150, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Test Optional · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
62%
of applicants were admitted: 15,358 of 24,888 for fall 2024.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/14.
Early Decision
Binding. 49% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
1,327 students were offered a spot; 364 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 12% of them sent SAT scores and 2.6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1200 to 1380
Reading and Writing 610 to 700
Math 580 to 690
ACT composite 25 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160020%
- 1200 to 139957%
- 1000 to 119921%
- 800 to 9991.8%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.62
- 4.021%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.998.3%
- Below 2.500.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$93,390
a year
- Tuition$66,760
- Fees$640
- Food and housing$20,000
- Books and supplies$1,180
- Transportation and other$4,810
University of San Francisco published $86,337 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$23,963
- $30,001 to $48,000$26,079
- $48,001 to $75,000$25,957
- $75,001 to $110,000$27,201
- Over $110,000$38,553
Financial aid
71%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$39,952
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
30%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $25,966 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Also asks for
- CSS Profile for undocumented students
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
29 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,680Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 8 | General Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 8 | General Elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | General Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 8 | Visual and Performing Arts Core |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | Biology 100, 103 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | Math 109 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | Math 109, 110 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | Math 109 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 111 and 113 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Level to be determined by department |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Level to be determined by department |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CS 111 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CS 107 |
| Drawing | 3 | 8 | General Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 8 | General Elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 8 | Literature Core |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | Science Core |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIST 110 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Level to be determined by department |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Level to be determined by department |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | General Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Level to be determined by department |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Level to be determined by department |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | Level to be determined by department |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECON 112 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECON 111 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 8 | |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 8 | |
| Music Theory | 3 | 8 | General Elective |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 100 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 101 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 210 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 110 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Level to be determined by department |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 8 | Core Literature |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MATH 101 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Level to be determined by department |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | US History Core and HIST 120 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | General Elective |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
66%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$94,613
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of San Francisco$156,479
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 21 majors here have earnings data.
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