University of San Francisco

Estimated cost of attendance for 2019-2020:
Undergraduate tuition: $49,740
Mandatory Fees: $542
Housing: $10,470
Standard Meal Plan: $4,940
Total estimated cost of attendance: $65,692


This estimate does not include books, supplies, transportation, or personal items.

90% of the fall 2018 class received some form of financial aid, with an average aid package of $26,651. The CSS Profile and FAFSA are required to receive a financial aid package.

Domestic students who wish to be considered for financial aid must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (CSS) by February 15.

We encourage all students and families to estimate their net price – the amount students will pay after scholarships and grants. Our Net Price Calculator can be found online at https://www.usfca.edu/admission/financial-aid/net-price-calculator

Our 55–acre campus in the geographic center of San Francisco offers big grassy lawns, panoramic views of the city and the Pacific Ocean, and a classic college feel, with residence halls next to labs and libraries. First–year students are guaranteed on–campus housing, and many students have views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, and Farallon Islands from their dorm rooms. The campus is small enough to walk across in ten minutes, but large enough to offer plenty of space to learn, study, and relax.

USF offers six on and one off–campus residence halls, with meal plans and common areas. The Lone Mountain Dining Commons, with anticipated completion in fall 2021, will include 600 additional beds, themed rooms, event spaces, a courtyard, and a dining commons.

Gleeson Library, on the main Hilltop campus, offers spaces for individuals and group study, computer labs, and the Learning, Writing, and Speaking Centers that provide free academic support to students. It also houses the Thacher Gallery, which curates exhibitions by emerging artists from campus and across California.

Across the library is the Lo Schiavo Center for Science and Innovation, which houses a digital lecture hall, spaces for collaborative learning, and labs for chemistry, toxicology, and mathematics. Harney Science Center's new biotechnology laboratory is equipped with the latest technologies used by Bay Area life science and biotech companies. The Innovation Hive, currently in the planning phase, will also join the Harney Science Center in the coming years and offer all students space for ideation, 3D printers, power tools, and heavy equipment for wood and metal work.

There are additional dedicated spaces for our nursing classes, including our Nursing Skills Laboratory, and a full demonstration kitchen for our Hospitality Management program. Kalmanovitz Hall houses all programs in the humanities and social sciences and features a rooftop sculpture garden and seventeen laboratories for language, writing, media, and psychology. The 281 Masonic building houses the Performing Arts and Social Justice department and the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good, while the Presentation Theater and Lone Mountain Studio Theater offer space for theatrical productions and guest speakers.

University Center, in the heart of campus, is home to the USF bookstore, the Center for Academic and Student Achievement, the Career Services Center.

The Koret Health and Recreation Center provides three floors of exercise equipment, court games, weight training, massage, personal training, fitness classes, and an Olympic–size pool. In late 2019 and with ongoing improvements in 2020, the Sobrato Center will offer premium seating at athletic events, a hall of fame, and expanded practice and weight–training facilities. It will also serve as a concert and event venue.

Our campus is a small and supportive community just minutes from the Financial District, Golden Gate Park, and the Pacific Ocean. Students enjoy the city's natural beauty, 36 unique neighborhoods, cultural attractions, sporting events from the Bay Area's seven professional teams, and unlimited access to research, internship, and employment opportunities at the Bay Area and Silicon Valley's most successful companies. At USF, everything in San Francisco is only a walk, bike, bus, or BART ride away.

Professors take advantage of USF's location by immersing students in real–world projects throughout the city. Whether you're partnering with a local nonprofit for a sociology class, designing a housing project down the street for an architecture class, or testing water samples in a lake for environmental science, you'll get one–of–a–kind practical experiences as a college student in San Francisco.

Through USF's Center for Global Education, students also have access to more than 80 study abroad opportunities in 30+ countries. Some programs offer internships to gain valuable work experience abroad or field study programs with research opportunities and experiential learning.

In addition, many professors organize trips with their own classes locally and internationally to supplement the class curriculum.