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Acceptance Rate 61.71%
Yield 5.99%
SAT Score 1,290
ACT Score 28
Applicants 24,888

San Francisco Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 61.71% at University of San Francisco. Total 24,888 students applied and 15,358 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,290 and the average ACT score is 28.
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 Rate61.71%
Average Test Scores1,290 SAT / 28 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 61.71%. A total of 24,888 students (8,588 men and 15,958 women) have applied to and 15,358 (5,098 men and 9,993 women) students admitted to University of San Francisco.
Among them, 324 male and 575 female students have enrolled into San Francisco and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 5.99%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at San Francisco
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants24,8888,58815,95832121
Admitted15,3585,0989,99325710
Enrolled920324575183
Acceptance Rate 61.71% 59.36% 62.62% 80.06% 47.62%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 5.99% 6.36% 5.75% 7.00% 30.00%
[Chart] University of San Francisco Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At San Francisco, 114 applicants (12% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 24 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,290 at San Francisco. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,390 and 25th percentile score is 1,190.
The average ACT score is 28 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 30 and the 25th percentile score is 25.
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 Total119012901390
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing610650700
Math580640690
ACT Composite252830
Math242628
English262833
[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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