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Acceptance Rate 94.20%
Yield 11.84%
Applicants 29,932
Admitted 28,195
Enrolled 3,339

San Francisco State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 94.2% at San Francisco State University. Total 29,932 students applied and 28,195 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to San Francisco State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationfuture.sfsu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate94.20%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 94.20%. A total of 29,932 students (11,765 men and 18,167 women) have applied to and 28,195 (10,922 men and 17,273 women) students admitted to San Francisco State University.
Among them, 1,411 male and 1,928 female students have enrolled into San Francisco State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 11.84%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at San Francisco State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants29,93211,76518,16700
Admitted28,19510,92217,27300
Enrolled3,3391,4111,92800
Acceptance Rate 94.20% 92.83% 95.08% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 11.84% 12.92% 11.16% - -
[Chart] San Francisco State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to San Francisco State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Work experience.
Application Requirements for San Francisco State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at San Francisco State

The calendar system at San Francisco State University is Semester. San Francisco State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that San Francisco State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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