Is University of San Francisco test optional?

We haven't confirmed University of San Francisco's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is University of San Francisco's acceptance rate?

62% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 15,358 of 24,888 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 61%, from 15,462 in 2015 to 24,888 in 2024, and University of San Francisco's admit rate went from 64% to 62%.

What ACT score do you need for University of San Francisco?

3% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 25–30, with a median of 28. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1200–1380 works out to about 25–30.

Does applying early decision help at University of San Francisco?

49% of early decision applicants were admitted (42 of 85), against 62% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at University of San Francisco?

364 of the 1,327 students who were offered a spot were admitted, or 27%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for University of San Francisco? (Middle 50%: 1200–1380)

First-year students at University of San Francisco who sent an SAT scored 1200–1380, with a median of 1300 (Common Data Set 2024–25). University of San Francisco admits 62% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at University of San Francisco

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1200–1380, median 1300

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University of San Francisco by the numbers

Admit rate: 62%
Middle 50% SAT: 1200–1380
Median SAT: 1300
About on the ACT: 25–30
Sent an SAT: 12%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

University of San Francisco admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 61%, from 15,462 in 2015 to 24,888 in 2024, and University of San Francisco's admit rate went from 64% to 62%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	24,888	15,358	62%
2023	25,709	13,052	51%
2022	23,103	16,444	71%
2021	22,372	15,867	71%
2020	21,477	15,099	70%
2019	21,867	14,086	64%
2018	18,411	11,885	65%
2017	16,313	10,707	66%
2016	15,289	10,911	71%
2015	15,462	9,951	64%

In fall 2024, 920 of the 15,358 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at University of San Francisco

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1150Far reachHold
1150–1190ReachHold
1200–1290TargetHold
1300–1370TargetSend
1380 and upLikelySend

100011001200130014001500

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

University of San Francisco SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	580	640	690
SAT Reading and Writing	610	650	700
SAT total	1200	1300	1380
ACT composite	25	28	30

Of enrolled first-year students, 12% sent an SAT and 3% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 44%; of new students who reported a rank

University of San Francisco early decision and waitlist

Early decision

42 of 85 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision49%
All applicants62%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

1,327 applicants were offered a spot, and 364 were admitted from it.

27%of students who were offered a spot got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

University of San Francisco cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $41,431; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 70%
Median earnings: $89,812; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 5,810

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like University of San Francisco

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

University of San Francisco Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
University of San Francisco website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1200–1380, and the median was 1300. At 1300 or higher you're above half of them. University of San Francisco admits 62% of applicants.

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