San Francisco State University

About us

Based in San Francisco, USA, the San Francisco State University (SFSU) is a public university incepted in 1899 as a state-run school for teachers’ training and gained university status in 1972. One of the only 23 universities in the California State University System, SFSU has 6 academic colleges and 4 campuses offering over 240 undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral international degree courses, and teaching credentials in areas of business, education, health, science, engineering, liberal and creative arts, education and more, in affiliation with the WASC Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Having its main campus spread across 141 acres of land, located 2 miles away from the pacific coast, the university comprises academic buildings, residential halls, sports and athletic arenas and stadiums, wellness centres, and many other recreational spaces; attracting students from all over the world. Ranked #31 in Best Regional Universities West Rankings by U.S. News & World Report 2020, the university is charted amongst the top 50 universities in Western America, holding a global rank of #972. Recognised for its excellence in education quality, the university is one of the top-ranking foreign institutes known to be one of the low tuition fee universities of the USA.