COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 122597PUBLIC

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

San Francisco State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$12,278Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate50.3%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$67,804working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$15,371completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,804
Median earnings 5 years after completion$68,268

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,341
$30,001–48,000$9,867
$48,001–75,000$11,825
$75,001–110,000$14,556
$110,001+$22,523

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion50.3%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention83.2%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients42.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share23.2%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid36.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,251federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates18,639IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate96.4%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$15,371

5,280 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

30 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$150,102 earnings · $16,875 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 232 working graduates$105,166 earnings · $16,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$102,104 earnings · $22,047 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 162 working graduates$86,425 earnings · $19,716 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$81,587 earnings · $11,971 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 228 working graduates$78,310 earnings · $14,440 debt →International BusinessBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$75,824 earnings · $22,374 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 456 working graduates$73,775 earnings · $15,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 348 working graduates$71,691 earnings · $12,304 debt →Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$68,440 earnings · $17,480 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$65,775 earnings · $16,750 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$65,510 earnings · $14,400 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 148 working graduates$65,252 earnings · $18,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 268 working graduates$63,764 earnings · $13,518 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 388 working graduates$63,731 earnings · $15,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$62,385 earnings · $15,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$61,915 earnings · $17,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 165 working graduates$59,993 earnings · $12,692 debt →Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$59,990 earnings · $17,875 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$59,678 earnings · $18,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 172 working graduates$59,056 earnings · $17,500 debt →Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$59,032 earnings · $18,500 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$58,717 earnings · $15,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 161 working graduates$58,617 earnings · $15,467 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 230 working graduates$58,550 earnings · $17,683 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$57,260 earnings · $16,875 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$56,297 earnings · $17,243 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 277 working graduates$55,902 earnings · $15,000 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 209 working graduates$47,149 earnings · $17,850 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$42,868 earnings · $18,511 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.