University of California - San Francisco: Statistics
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #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 |
Quick Review
- 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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
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 |
University of California - San Francisco alumni
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Priscilla Chan
- Occupations
- philanthropistphysicianpediatrician
- Biography
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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.
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Shinya Yamanaka
- Occupations
- surgeongeneticistbiologistprofessorinternational forum participant
- Biography
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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).
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Tess Gerritsen
- Occupations
- novelistessayistwoman physicianphysiciantelevision writer
- Biography
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Tess Gerritsen is the pseudonym of Terry Gerritsen, an American novelist and retired general physician.
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Alexander Shulgin
- Occupations
- writerchemistbiochemistpharmacistpharmacologist
- Biography
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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.
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 |