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How Well Is San Francisco State University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

San Francisco State University was awarded 566 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is comparative group studies.

Overall Quality

SFSU is ranked #309 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SFSU held the #519 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 170 colleges in California, SFSU is ranked at #38.

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How Much Money Do SFSU Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from SFSU make about $60,126 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for SFSU students since it is 42% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.