University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, California · Also known as UCSF UC San Francisco University of California at San Francisco University of California, San Francisco · Website
University of California-San Francisco is a public 4-year college in San Francisco, California.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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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
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Admission and students
- Graduate students
- 3,007
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 53
- Endowment
- $2.6B
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 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
53 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 188 | $131,110 | $76,908 | $112,089 | $112,460 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 162 | $77,233 | $138,842 | $159,229 | $120,193 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 118 | $124,084 | $74,390 | $179,523 | $138,348 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 104 | $202,253 | $81,971 | $152,323 | $170,812 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 60 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 51 | $102,124 | $84,998 | $96,225 | $81,641 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 44 | $55,123 | $61,474 | $84,632 | $82,751 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's | Master's | 40 | Withheld | $219,237 | $262,394 | $198,417 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 27 | $53,300 | $128,685 | $192,159 | $89,981 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral | Doctoral | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $138,131 |
| Biology, GeneralDoctoral | Doctoral | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $96,962 | $92,983 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 22 | Withheld | $117,339 | Withheld | $112,683 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $106,375 |
| DentistryGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 16 | $20,500 | $21,181 | Withheld | $69,507 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | $211,240 | Withheld | $235,700 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $131,848 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,696 |
| Pharmacology and ToxicologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $108,943 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $96,176 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $174,679 | $195,803 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $99,578 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
What are the most popular majors at University of California-San Francisco?
Medicine (188 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (162 master's graduates), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (118 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 53 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.