List of Colleges and Universities in San Francisco

Despite its limited geographical space, San Francisco, California is home to a multitude of colleges and universities.

Public colleges and universities include:

  • City College of San Francisco, one of the largest community colleges in the country is located in the Ingleside, with several extension campuses.
  • San Francisco State University located in the southwest corner of the city near Lake Merced
  • University of California, San Francisco, primarily a graduate level health-sciences school, located in the Parnassus Heights/Inner Sunset neighborhood and in Mission Bay
  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law located downtown at its Civic Center

Private colleges and universities:

  • Academy of Art University
  • Alliant International University, formerly California School of Professional Psychology
  • Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area
  • Art Institute of California - San Francisco, a private campus which focuses on video game and design (interior, fashion etc.) based education
  • Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
  • California College of the Arts Oakland based school, offering undergraduate programs in architecture and design, and graduate programs in Potrero Hill
  • California Institute of Integral Studies in several locations
  • DeVry University, offering courses in business administration, engineering, communication, bioinformatics and management.
  • The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), located in the heart of downtown
  • Golden Gate University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in the Financial District of downtown San Francisco, California. Founded in 1901, the university is best known for its school of law.
  • Heald College, located in the Financial District
  • Hult International Business School formerly known as the Arthur D. Little School of Management offering a top-ranked one-year MBA, Master and Undergraduate degree programs. Located on SF waterfront and across from the headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co.
  • New College of California, now defunct, was located in the Mission District
  • Presidio Graduate School, a sustainability-focused higher education institution, offering accredited master's degrees in business administration (MBA) as well as public administration (MPA).
  • San Francisco Art Institute, alma mater of both photographer Annie Leibovitz and performance artist Karen Finley
  • San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  • San Francisco Law School
  • San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
  • The Jesuit-run University of San Francisco, one of the first universities established west of the Mississippi. It is located in the geographic center of the city on Lone Mountain.
  • Saybrook University
  • Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, offering their top-ranked MBA locally in San Francisco, located in the Financial District

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