University of California - San Francisco: Statistics

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#47 of 14,131 In the World
#41 of 2,597 In North America
#38 of 2,496 In the United States
#7 of 249 In California
#1 of 12 In San Francisco
#2 of 1,424 For Immunology
Top1-3 For 11 other topics
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Acceptance rate
18%
Graduates
3,165
Male:Female Ratio
35:65
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.ucsf.edu

University of California - San Francisco Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 18% acceptance rate for University of California - San Francisco based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

1,396 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

258 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Asian 1051 (33%)
White 973 (31%)
Hispanic 524 (17%)
Black or African American 210 (7%)
Two or more races 186 (6%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 108 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 105 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $11,442
Tuition in-state $11,442
Tuition out-of-state $26,544
Fee in-district $1,557
Fee in-state $1,557
Fee out-of-state $1,557

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 2,402
Room charge $16,836

University of California - San Francisco majors

University of California - San Francisco has granted 284 master's across 11 programs and 716 doctorate degrees across 20 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - San Francisco.

Major Master Doctoral
Pharmacy 222
Medicine 173
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 153 6
Dentistry 115
Physical Therapy & Therapist 71
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 36
International Public Health & International Health 35
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 14 16
Biomedical Sciences, General 2 28
Medical Science & Scientist 20
Molecular Biochemistry 17
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 13 4
Neuroscience 3 10
Nursing Practice 10
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 9
Molecular Pharmacology 1 8
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 7
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 6
Health & Medical Physics 6
Biophysics 4
Epidemiology 3
Medical Anthropology 3
Sociology, General 3
Health Policy Analysis 1
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 1
Grand Total 284 716

Publications & Citations

University of California - San Francisco is a world-class research university with 160,816 scientific papers published and 12,538,642 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Oncology and Cancer research, Computer Science, Surgery, Health Science, Demography, and Chemistry.

Publications
160,816
Citations
12,538,642

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
104,832 / 7,293,816
Biology
56,378 / 5,921,656
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
17,013 / 1,148,125
Psychology
15,860 / 1,418,091
Oncology and Cancer research
13,590 / 1,090,313
Computer Science
13,252 / 1,427,203
Surgery
12,599 / 1,090,413
Health Science
12,139 / 784,941
Demography
11,590 / 873,343
Chemistry
10,853 / 1,185,498
Immunology
9,786 / 1,110,383
Pathology
7,485 / 612,898
Biochemistry
7,241 / 943,192
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
6,335 / 330,132
Molecular Biology
6,231 / 754,819
Physics
6,148 / 490,264
Genetics
6,119 / 910,543
Public Health
6,006 / 441,760
Family medicine
5,828 / 232,762
Neuroscience
5,517 / 731,038
Healthcare Management (MHA)
5,097 / 280,680
Critical Care Nursing
4,939 / 336,952
Cardiology
4,875 / 296,159
Anesthesiology
4,289 / 334,800
Physical Therapy
4,195 / 331,395
Engineering
4,144 / 274,932
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
4,140 / 438,847
Anatomy and Physiology
3,965 / 416,327
Pediatrics
3,852 / 314,188
Psychiatry
3,846 / 268,410
Gerontology
3,624 / 323,198
Virology
3,552 / 331,279
Pharmacology
3,438 / 284,124
Radiation Therapy
3,256 / 241,398
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
3,193 / 223,376
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine
3,143 / 114,051
Business
3,126 / 146,203
Nursing
3,066 / 137,550
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2,813 / 253,575
Clinical Psychology
2,698 / 168,940

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 2466 84254
1992 2546 93863
1993 2589 99584
1994 2590 110397
1995 2705 126097
1996 3004 137774
1997 2974 158645
1998 3134 180189
1999 3097 201496
2000 3307 218187
2001 3276 240027
2002 3406 262050
2003 3871 286026
2004 4196 315755
2005 4501 350010
2006 4844 389646
2007 5080 418830
2008 5249 467675
2009 6107 506042
2010 6200 549115
2011 6562 613979
2012 7246 681509
2013 7586 741308
2014 8221 778105
2015 8529 802053
2016 9149 801042
2017 9697 857127
2018 9351 799720
2019 10697 894010
2020 12323 1048795
2021 12931 1198075
Academic rankings

University of California - San Francisco alumni

  1. Priscilla Chan

    Priscilla Chan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    philanthropistphysicianpediatrician
    Biography

    Priscilla Chan is an American philanthropist and a former pediatrician. She and her husband, Mark Zuckerberg, a co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms, established the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in December 2015, with a pledge to transfer 99 percent of their Facebook shares, then valued at $45 billion. She attended Harvard University and received her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco.

  2. Shinya Yamanaka

    Shinya Yamanaka
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1962-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    surgeongeneticistbiologistprofessorinternational forum participant
    Biography

    Shinya Yamanaka is a Japanese stem cell researcher and a Nobel Prize laureate. He is the former director of Center for iPS Cell (induced Pluripotent Stem Cell) Research and Application and a professor at the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences at Kyoto University; as a senior investigator at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, California; and as a professor of anatomy at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Yamanaka is also a past president of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR).

  3. Tess Gerritsen

    Tess Gerritsen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    novelistessayistwoman physicianphysiciantelevision writer
    Biography

    Tess Gerritsen is the pseudonym of Terry Gerritsen, an American novelist and retired general physician.

  4. Alexander Shulgin

    Alexander Shulgin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1925-2014 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    writerchemistbiochemistpharmacistpharmacologist
    Biography

    Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, commonly known as "ecstasy") to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use and for the discovery, synthesis and personal bioassay of over 230 psychoactive compounds for their psychedelic and entactogenic potential.

All 81 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UCSF
University of California, San Francisco
UC San Francisco
University of California at San Francisco
Founded 1864
Motto Fiat Lux
Let there be light
Colors ucsf teal
Academic calendar September to June. Also Summer Session (June to September)
Total FTE staff 13,105
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers

Location and contacts

Address 500 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, California, 94143-0244
United States
City population 874,000
Phone 4154769000

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