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Acceptance Rate 71.18%
Yield 9.46%
SAT Score 1,310
ACT Score 29
Applicants 23,103

San Francisco Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 71.18% at University of San Francisco. Total 23,103 students applied and 16,444 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,310 and the average ACT score is 29.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to San Francisco.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$55
Admission Informationhttps://www.usfca.edu/admission
Online Applicationhttps://www.usfca.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply
Acceptance Rate71.18%
Average Test Scores1,310 SAT / 29 ACT
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 71.18%. A total of 23,103 students (7,808 men and 15,295 women) have applied to and 16,444 (5,380 men and 11,064 women) students admitted to University of San Francisco.
Among them, 523 male and 1,032 female students have enrolled into San Francisco and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.46%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at San Francisco
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants23,1037,80815,29500
Admitted16,4445,38011,06400
Enrolled1,5555231,03200
Acceptance Rate 71.18% 68.90% 72.34% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.46% 9.72% 9.33% - -
[Chart] University of San Francisco Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At San Francisco, 269 applicants (17% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 123 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,310 at San Francisco. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,410 and 25th percentile score is 1,210.
The average ACT score is 29 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 31 and the 25th percentile score is 27.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at San Francisco. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of San Francisco with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at San Francisco
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total121013101410
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing610660700
Math600650710
ACT Composite272931
Math232628
English273034
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of San Francisco, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for San Francisco
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

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