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Acceptance Rate 96.44%
Yield 8.60%
Applicants 28,221
Admitted 27,215
Enrolled 2,340

San Francisco State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 96.44% at San Francisco State University. Total 28,221 students applied and 27,215 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationfuture.sfsu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate96.44%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 96.44%. A total of 28,221 students (11,330 men and 16,891 women) have applied to and 27,215 (10,837 men and 16,378 women) students admitted to San Francisco State University.
Among them, 1,048 male and 1,292 female students have enrolled into San Francisco State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.60%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at San Francisco State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants28,22111,33016,89100
Admitted27,21510,83716,37800
Enrolled2,3401,0481,29200
Acceptance Rate 96.44% 95.65% 96.96% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.60% 9.67% 7.89% - -
[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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