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Despite its limited geographical space,
San Francisco,
California is home to a multitude of colleges and universities.
Public colleges and universities include:
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City College of San Francisco, one of the largest
community colleges in the country; in
Ingleside, with several extension campuses
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San Francisco State University, in the southwest corner of the city near
Lake Merced
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University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, located downtown at its
Civic Center
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University of California, San Francisco, primarily a graduate level health-sciences school, located in the Parnassus Heights/
Inner Sunset neighborhood and in Mission Bay, San Francisco, California.
Private colleges and universities:
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Academy of Art University
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Alliant International University, formerly
California School of Professional Psychology
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Art Institute of California - San Francisco, a private campus which focuses on
video game and design-based education (interior, fashion etc.)
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Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, part of the
University of the Pacific
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California College of the Arts, an Oakland-based school
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California Institute of Integral Studies, in downtown San Francisco
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DeVry University
- The
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)
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Golden Gate University, a
private,
nonsectarian,
coeducational
university located in the
Financial District of Downtown San Francisco
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Heald College, in the Financial District
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Hult International Business School (
Hult San Francisco Campus)
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Minerva Schools at KGI
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New College of California, now defunct, was located in the
Mission District
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Presidio Graduate School
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San Francisco Art Institute, now bankrupt
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
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San Francisco Law School
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San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
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Saybrook University
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University of San Francisco,
Jesuit-run; located on
Lone Mountain
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Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, in the Financial District
Table of the Universities and Colleges in San Francisco
Name |
Type |
Founded |
Enrollment |
Colors
|
City College of San Francisco |
Public community college |
1935 |
61,452 |
|
San Francisco State University |
Public |
1899 |
27,815 |
|
University of San Francisco |
Private |
1855 |
11,086 |
|
Academy of Art University |
Private art school |
1929 |
7,649 |
|
University of California, San Francisco |
Public medical school |
1864 |
5,908 |
|
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco |
Public law school |
1878 |
≈1,000 |
|
Golden Gate University |
Private |
1901 |
5,120 |
|
San Francisco Conservatory of Music |
Private music conservatory |
1917 |
≈500 |
|
California College of the Arts |
Private art school |
1907 |
1,930 |
|
University of the Pacific (San Francisco Campus) |
Private |
1851 |
N/A |
|
Hult International Business School (San Francisco Campus) |
Private business school |
1964 |
N/A |
|
Presidio Graduate School |
Private sustainable business school |
2002 |
152 |
|
California Institute of Integral Studies |
Private graduate school |
1968 |
1,833 |
|
Wharton School (San Francisco Campus) |
Private business school |
1881 |
≈300 |
|
See also