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
| Name | Public or private | Type | Founded | Enrollment | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ 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.