Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at SFSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.5% of undergraduate students being women and 44.5% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 23,424, with 12,994 women and 10,430 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at SFSU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.3% of undergraduate students being women and 34.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,475, with 2,270 women and 1,205 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.5% 10,430 students
- women 55.5% 12,994 students
Graduate Students
- men 34.7% 1,205 students
- women 65.3% 2,270 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 36.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 8,466 students.
Following closely behind are Asian students, constituting 24.5% of the student body, with 5,725 students. White students represent 15.2% of the population, with 3,549 students, while African American students account for 5.7%, with 1,322 students. Mixed race students account for 5.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,235 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.7% , with 154 students.
International students make up 6.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,548 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 5.9% of the population, totaling 1,388 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within SFSU.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 36.2% 8,466 students
- Asian 24.5% 5,725 students
- White 15.2% 3,549 students
- International students 6.6% 1,548 students
- Unknown race 5.9% 1,388 students
- African American 5.7% 1,322 students
- Mixed race 5.3% 1,235 students
- Hawaiian 0.7% 154 students
Graduate Students
- White 31.8% 1,104 students
- Hispanic 22.1% 766 students
- Asian 21.1% 732 students
- International students 9.4% 326 students
- Unknown race 5.6% 194 students
- African American 5.3% 183 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 149 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 13 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 34.7% 1,033 students
- Asian 22.6% 674 students
- White 19.8% 590 students
- International students 6.8% 203 students
- African American 5.8% 173 students
- Mixed race 5.1% 152 students
- Unknown race 4.4% 130 students
- Hawaiian 0.8% 23 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 29% 6,780 students
- 22-24 25% 5,754 students
- 18-19 22% 5,253 students
- 25-29 12% 2,854 students
- 30-34 4% 992 students
- 35-39 2% 393 students
- 40-49 1% 345 students
- 50-64 1% 136 students
- 25-29 34% 1,191 students
- 22-24 23% 814 students
- 30-34 17% 579 students
- 40-49 10% 364 students
- 35-39 8% 290 students
- 50-64 5% 183 students
- 20-21 1% 41 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at San Francisco State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3,043 | 98.32% | |
| Washington | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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