University of San Francisco

Address:
Ignatian Heights

San Francisco, CA 94117-1080

General Information

Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1855
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 5,212
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $170,578,000

Admissions

Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: Selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $28,580
Room/Board: $10,580

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, other

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Deloitte and Touche; Price Waterhouse; KPMG; Earnst & Young; Fairmont Hotels; Marriott; UCSF; California Pacific Medical Center

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,026,387
Number of current serial subscriptions: 4,500
Number of microforms: 943,186
Number of audiovisuals: 2,413
Number of ebooks: 24,000
Other library facilities: Rare Book Room, Law Library accessible to students

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History – 80,000 volumes of Chinese-Western languages

Technology

Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 250
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A

Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 46%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 1%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 1%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 35%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 46%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (71%), women’s dorms (8%), apartment for single students (20%), other housing options (1%)

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 8

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 0%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 55 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): San Francisco (10), Oakland (15)
Nearest train station: San Francisco (5)
Nearest bus station: San Francisco (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 20%
Average undergraduate wage: 3,425
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of California–Berkeley)

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: honor code, hazing prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Multicultural Diversity Week; Homecoming