Golden Gate University
San Francisco, California · Website
$87,434
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$87,434
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Golden Gate University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in San Francisco, California with 259 undergraduates and 2,827 graduate students. Former students earn a median $87,434 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,875 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$29,875
About $317 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$87,434
Rank 122 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 259
- Graduate students
- 2,827
- Part-time students
- 47%
- Women
- 35%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 65
- Endowment
- $50.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 122 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,875 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $81,704 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $87,434 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 56% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 87% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
65 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 138 | $31,250 | $77,752 | $91,369 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 118 | $55,309 | $130,290 | $135,150 | $103,485 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 108 | $154,813 | $56,070 | $96,079 | $107,773 |
| TaxationMaster's | Master's | 85 | $41,000 | $113,936 | $134,927 | $114,810 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 52 | Withheld | $63,266 | $95,577 | $65,184 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 51 | $41,000 | $91,136 | $122,598 | $81,408 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 47 | $40,715 | $75,191 | $123,772 | $83,558 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 31 | $41,941 | $80,748 | $107,694 | $110,694 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 30 | $48,218 | $91,369 | $120,311 | $95,833 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 5 | $95,568 | $106,626 | $131,366 | $101,000 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $113,071 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,176 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $79,106 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of San Francisco and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much do Golden Gate University graduates earn?
$87,434 a year is the median pay of former Golden Gate University students who work, 10 years after they started ($81,704 after 6 years). That ranks 122 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $130,290.
How much student debt do Golden Gate University graduates have?
$29,875 is the median federal student loan debt of Golden Gate University graduates, about $317 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 28% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Golden Gate University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (138 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (118 master's graduates), Law (108 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 65 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.