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California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

SF State

San Francisco, California. 20,033 undergraduate students. 192 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 122597 · OPEID 001154 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at SF State

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+45%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at San Francisco State University rose 45% between 2007 and 2010 ($3.5k → $5.0k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at San Francisco State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.8% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at San Francisco State University rose 12% between 2007 and 2010 ($10.4k → $11.7k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+18%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at San Francisco State University rose 18% between 2021 and 2024 (24.1% → 28.4%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. California

Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$68,077+29% · 6→10y
California median $42,588
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$52,650
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
50.1%+36% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$12,923+44% · '97→'10
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
20,033+17% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
83.7%-4% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
96.2%+44% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$7,424+175% · '00→'10
out-of-state $19,304
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.5%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $12,923 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $68,077 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–201024,633
25,18520,72319962010
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202450.4%
57%32%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2010$11,695
$11,695$8,00019972010
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+36%

SF State · completion · 150% rose

37.1% → 50.4%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+381%

SF State · completion · 100% rose

5.9% → 28.4%

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2010+175%

SF State · in-state tuition rose

$1,826 → $5,014

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+123%

SF State · out-of-state tuition rose

$9,206 → $20,550

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2010+44%

SF State · median debt rose

$8,113 → $11,695

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

SF State · cohort default rate fell

5.2% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+34%

SF State · earnings_median_8yr rose

$45,500 → $60,831

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$150,58949 gradsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.CIP 5110 · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$150,277—Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Bachelor's Degree$144,430136 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$124,03377 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Master's Degree$115,7370 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$115,42625 gradsClinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.CIP 4228 · Master's Degree$112,862—Computer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$112,049237 gradsPublic Administration.CIP 4404 · Master's Degree$111,23832 gradsComputer Engineering.CIP 1409 · Bachelor's Degree$111,11241 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$100,80770 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$99,619102 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$99,53444 gradsChemistry.CIP 4005 · Bachelor's Degree$94,84611 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.CIP 5102 · Master's Degree$92,83141 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.CIP 5123 · Doctoral Degree$92,5560 gradsPublic Health.CIP 5122 · Master's Degree$91,10421 gradsSocial Work.CIP 4407 · Master's Degree$90,43938 gradsMicrobiological Sciences and Immunology.CIP 2605 · Bachelor's Degree$87,999—Student Counseling and Personnel Services.CIP 1311 · Master's Degree$86,39143 gradsEducation, General.CIP 1301 · Master's Degree$84,045128 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$82,791—Computer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$82,648—Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.CIP 2602 · Bachelor's Degree$80,52058 grads
Showing top 24 of 74 ranked programs.192 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

74 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer Science.Bachelor's Degree$112,049237 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, General.Bachelor's Degree$82,648—

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's Degree$58,169252 gradsEducation, General.Master's Degree$84,045128 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Master's Degree$75,49460 gradsStudent Counseling and Personnel Services.Master's Degree$86,39143 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Bachelor's Degree$65,7281 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.Master's Degree$115,7370 gradsTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.Master's Degree$30,649—

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Mechanical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$99,619102 gradsCivil Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$100,80770 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$99,53444 gradsComputer Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$111,11241 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's Degree$50,65126 grads

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

Apparel and Textiles.Bachelor's Degree$65,41258 gradsFamily and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.Bachelor's Degree$54,18318 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's Degree$46,692160 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Master's Degree$52,47722 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Bachelor's Degree$43,4006 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's Degree$61,526111 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Bachelor's Degree$67,380348 gradsBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Bachelor's Degree$80,52058 gradsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.Bachelor's Degree$78,780—Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.Bachelor's Degree$87,999—Zoology/Animal Biology.Bachelor's Degree$59,685—Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Bachelor's Degree$77,726—

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

Mathematics.Bachelor's Degree$75,91126 grads

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

Health and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's Degree$62,316216 gradsParks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.Bachelor's Degree$49,79946 grads

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38

Philosophy.Bachelor's Degree$55,12437 grads

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

Chemistry.Bachelor's Degree$94,84611 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, General.Bachelor's Degree$60,290429 gradsClinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.Master's Degree$112,862—

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and Corrections.Bachelor's Degree$64,458233 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social Work.Master's Degree$90,43938 gradsPublic Administration.Master's Degree$111,23832 gradsSocial Work.Bachelor's Degree$66,67525 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Sociology.Bachelor's Degree$61,399131 gradsPolitical Science and Government.Bachelor's Degree$72,521121 gradsEconomics.Bachelor's Degree$76,80174 gradsInternational Relations and National Security Studies.Bachelor's Degree$54,68563 gradsAnthropology.Bachelor's Degree$50,06453 gradsGeography and Cartography.Bachelor's Degree$50,54739 gradsUrban Studies/Affairs.Bachelor's Degree$57,94331 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Film/Video and Photographic Arts.Bachelor's Degree$48,379238 gradsDesign and Applied Arts.Bachelor's Degree$71,008193 gradsFine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's Degree$36,59696 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Bachelor's Degree$31,22253 gradsMusic.Bachelor's Degree$30,46125 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's Degree$144,430136 gradsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.Bachelor's Degree$62,443110 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Bachelor's Degree$69,16658 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Master's Degree$150,58949 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Master's Degree$92,83141 gradsPublic Health.Master's Degree$91,10421 gradsMental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.Master's Degree$66,9327 gradsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.Post-baccalaureate Certificate$150,277—Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.Doctoral Degree$92,5560 gradsDietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.Bachelor's Degree$68,2820 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's Degree$79,9951,521 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Master's Degree$124,03377 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.Bachelor's Degree$56,48567 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Master's Degree$115,42625 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$82,791—Finance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's Degree$77,321—International Business.Bachelor's Degree$67,678—Marketing.Bachelor's Degree$73,408—

HISTORY · CIP 54

History.Bachelor's Degree$59,61684 grads

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

Natural Resources Conservation and Research.Bachelor's Degree$61,59073 grads

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Bachelor's Degree$55,308108 gradsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Master's Degree$66,93419 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media Studies.Bachelor's Degree$69,437337 gradsRadio, Television, and Digital Communication.Bachelor's Degree$62,463184 gradsJournalism.Bachelor's Degree$65,76061 grads
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in California

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

FRESNO$61.2k

Fresno State

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 55% completion
LOS ANGELES$59.2k

Cal State LA

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 53% completion
SAN LUIS OBISPO$90.8k

Cal Poly SLO

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 85% completion
POMONA$71.9k

Cal Poly Pomona

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 67% completion
SAN BERNARDINO$60.0k

Cal State San Bernardino

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 55% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“SF State graduates earn $X” — not “SF State makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending SF State caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →