SFSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of San Francisco State University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of San Francisco State University students is 53.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 56.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 49.5%.

53.7%

asian 62.7% 632 students
African American 43.2% 86 students
white 53.3% 376 students
unknown 59.5% 72 students
hawaiian 36.4% 4 students
hispanic 49.0% 780 students
International Students 50.0% 91 students
Mixed Race 58.4% 149 students

Drop Out

San Francisco State University has an overall drop-out rate of 35.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 40.1% and 32.5% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

35.5%

asian 27.2% 274 students
African American 46.2% 92 students
white 36.0% 254 students
unknown 33.9% 41 students
hawaiian 36.4% 4 students
hispanic 38.7% 617 students
International Students 42.9% 78 students
Mixed Race 32.5% 83 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of San Francisco State University at a rate of 7.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 8.3%, and male students' 6.0%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

7.4%

asian 6.2% 62 students
African American 5.0% 10 students
white 8.5% 60 students
unknown 5.0% 6 students
hispanic 9.2% 146 students
International Students 2.2% 4 students
Mixed Race 5.9% 15 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

3.4%

asian 4.0% 40 students
African American 5.5% 11 students
white 2.3% 16 students
unknown 1.6% 2 students
hawaiian 18.2% 2 students
hispanic 3.1% 50 students
International Students 5.0% 9 students
Mixed Race 3.1% 8 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$99,655	$111,769	$118,952
Computer Science	$55,088	$68,499	$89,726
Computer Engineering	$59,604	$69,338	$80,061
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$58,942	$66,171	$77,531
Mechanical Engineering	$65,759	$61,516	$75,387
Civil Engineering	$65,046	$66,592	$75,076
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$46,126	$48,823	$61,265
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$50,942	$47,260	$61,052
Chemistry	NA	$44,356	$60,594
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,360	$47,891	$59,368
Accounting and Related Services	$52,626	$53,219	$59,136
Urban Studies/Affairs	$41,994	$40,737	$58,721
Marketing	$44,964	$43,399	$55,797
Finance and Financial Management Services	$44,983	$46,757	$54,918
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$47,260	$40,017	$53,914
Biology, General	$38,903	$32,569	$53,018
Economics	$43,709	$43,240	$52,790
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$36,024	$44,276	$51,709
Political Science and Government	$37,487	$39,909	$51,336
Design and Applied Arts	$37,384	$41,379	$51,107
Mathematics	NA	$33,993	$50,686
Communication and Media Studies	$42,620	$43,937	$50,593
International Business	$47,226	$43,054	$49,904
Apparel and Textiles	$35,641	$40,768	$49,417
Hospitality Administration/Management	$45,806	$44,755	$49,194
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$32,925	$48,863
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$37,329	$38,609	$48,541
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$35,916	$34,942	$47,828
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$41,041	$40,768	$47,210
Journalism	$36,564	$37,208	$47,086
Philosophy	$34,537	$31,133	$46,469
Social Work	$32,501	$41,007	$46,276
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$33,087	$31,314	$45,884
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$34,650	$33,993	$45,516
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,565	$38,937	$45,091
Sociology	$37,633	$36,147	$45,035
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$28,883	$34,450	$44,164
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$34,408	$34,157	$43,056
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$35,417	$35,653	$43,055
International Relations and National Security Studies	$33,835	$39,009	$42,403
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$36,459	$36,488	$42,175
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$34,794	$30,409	$41,663
History	$33,036	$35,274	$41,661
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$31,065	$28,443	$41,436
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$36,145	$41,342	$40,195
Psychology, General	$29,678	$34,135	$40,132
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$34,294	$27,618	$39,842
Zoology/Animal Biology	$33,776	$33,077	$39,835
Geography and Cartography	$37,822	$29,685	$36,267
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,781	$30,336	$35,788
English Language and Literature, General	$31,355	$33,382	$35,606
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$30,994	$30,988	$33,609
Anthropology	$34,390	$31,762	$33,280
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$24,940	$24,151	$31,491
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$39,250	$31,848	$31,290
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$26,049	$25,194	$29,793
Music	NA	$20,140	$27,586
Nutrition Sciences	$24,267	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$29,969	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$26,353	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$43,426	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$113,349	$112,270	$136,160
Educational Administration and Supervision	$88,331	$84,653	$92,910
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$77,510	$80,124	$88,723
Public Administration	$71,988	$72,605	$85,412
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$61,876	$68,219	$82,073
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$70,296	$78,899
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$70,258	$68,858	$77,691
Social Work	$70,291	$70,680	$67,466
Education, General	$54,704	$53,984	$61,690
Special Education and Teaching	$60,016	$59,726	$61,661
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$57,995	$60,394
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$60,297	$53,775	$59,969
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$50,495	$49,621	$55,340
History	NA	$34,704	$54,428
Public Health	$60,260	$41,565	$50,473
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$50,856	$50,042
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$39,666	$50,231	$38,615
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	NA	$30,771	$38,385
Research and Experimental Psychology	NA	$55,964	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$45,263	NA	NA
Biology, General	NA	$76,460	NA
Behavioral Sciences	NA	$29,593	NA
Philosophy	NA	$12,961	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$52,941	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$94,408	NA

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Legal Support Services	$61,471	$53,775	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$111,466	$119,061	$134,876

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