San Francisco Bay University
Fremont, California · Also known as SFBU · Website
San Francisco Bay University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Fremont, California with 126 undergraduates and 263 graduate students. It admits 96% of applicants.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$8,830
US median $11,837
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $8,830
- Students with a need-based grant
- 0%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2020-21 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,720 in 2020-21 to $8,830 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 96%
- Undergraduates
- 126
- Graduate students
- 263
- Part-time students
- 2.4%
- Women
- 41%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,830 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Fremont and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at San Francisco Bay University?
96% of applicants are admitted to San Francisco Bay University. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
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.