San Francisco State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
San Francisco State University is a public research university in San Francisco, CA (city setting), with 20,756 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 96% of 29,878 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $42,336 a year for out-of-state students and $30,456 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,353 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 50% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, visual & performing arts, psychology. The campus reported 0.69 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where San Francisco State University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,424 in-state · $19,304 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research San Francisco State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
San Francisco State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 32 | — | 5 | $376k | $11,743 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | — | 1 | $495k | $30,964 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 | — | 1 | $424k | $32,637 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 17 | — | 1 | $321k | $18,880 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 10 | — | 1 | $106k | $10,594 | — | |
| Softball | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | — | 4 | $463k | $19,301 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 17 | — | 1 | $22k | $1,310 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 34 | — | 1 | $274k | $8,050 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 20 | — | 2 | $538k | $26,922 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 32 | — | 4 | $453k | $14,145 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.