Editing San Francisco State University

{{Short description|Public university in San Francisco, California}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[University of San Francisco]] or the [[University of California, San Francisco]]}}
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 | name                   = San Francisco State University
 | image_name             = San Francisco State University seal.svg
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 | former_name            = San Francisco State Normal School (1899–1921)<br>San Francisco State Teachers College (1921–1935)<br>San Francisco State College (1935–1972)<br>California State University, San Francisco (1972–1974)<br>
 | motto                  = ''Experientia Docet'' ([[Latin]])
 | mottoeng               = "Experience Teaches"
 | established            = {{start date and age|1899}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
 | academic_affiliation   = [[Coalition of Urban Serving Universities|USU]]
 | endowment              = $161.4 million (2022–23)<ref>As of June 30, 2023. {{cite web |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2023-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-FINAL.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student |date=February 15, 2024 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 15, 2024 |format=XLS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215102011/https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2023-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-FINAL.ashx |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | budget                 = $354.6 million (2023)<ref>As of August 31, 2023.  {{cite web |url=https://adminfin.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/UBC%20Presentation%20Feb.%202023.pdf |title=University Budget Committee August 31, 2023 Presentation |publisher=San Francisco State University |year=2023}}</ref>
 | administrative_staff   = 2,074 (2023) <ref name="SF State Facts"/>
 | faculty                = 1,822 (2023) <ref name="SF State Facts">{{cite web|url=https://marcomm.sfsu.edu/sf-state-facts|title= SF State Facts |publisher=San Francisco State University |year=2022}}</ref>
 | president              = [[Lynn Mahoney]]
 | provost                = [[Amy Sueyoshi]]
 | students               = 22,029 (Spring 2024)<ref name="Fourth Week Summary Report, Spring 2024">{{cite web |url=https://ir.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/4th%20Week%20Census%20Reports-Spring%202024.pdf |title=Fourth Week Summary Report, Spring 2024 |publisher=San Francisco State University, Office of Institutional Research |year=2024}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 19,134 (Spring 2024)<ref name="Fourth Week Summary Report, Spring 2024"/>
 | postgrad               = 2,895 (Spring 2024)<ref name="Fourth Week Summary Report, Spring 2024"/>
 | city                   = [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
 | state                  = [[California]]
 | country                = United States
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 | colors                 = Purple and gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://logo.sfsu.edu/color-system |title=Color System &#124; Identity System Guidelines |publisher=Logo.sfsu.edu |date=2015-07-14 |access-date=2015-10-20 |archive-date=October 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026123633/http://logo.sfsu.edu/color-system |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />{{color box|#231161}}&nbsp;{{color box|#CD9700}}
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 | free_label2            = Newspaper
 | free2                  = ''Golden Gate Xpress''
 | sports_nickname        = [[San Francisco State Gators|Gators]]
 | mascot                 = Gator
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[California Collegiate Athletic Association|CCAA]]
 | parent                 = [[California State University]]
 | accreditation          = [[WASC Senior College and University Commission|WSCUC]]
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'''San Francisco State University''' ('''San Francisco State''', '''SF State''' and '''SFSU''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[San Francisco]], California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is part of the [[California State University]] system.

It offers 126 [[bachelor's degree]] programs, 106 [[master's degree]] programs, and 3 [[doctoral degree]] programs, along with 23 [[teaching credential]] programs among seven colleges.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Search Degrees {{!}} CSU |url=https://www.calstate.edu/attend/degrees-certificates-credentials/Pages/search-degrees-results.aspx?campuses=San+Francisco& |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.calstate.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Doctoral Programs {{!}} Graduate College of Education |url=https://gcoe.sfsu.edu/programs/doctoral |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=gcoe.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref name="SFSU-2024a">{{Cite web |title=Credential Programs {{!}} Graduate College of Education |url=https://gcoe.sfsu.edu/programs/credential |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=gcoe.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The 144.1-acre main campus is located in the southwest part of the city, less than two miles from the [[West Coast of the United States|Pacific coast]].<ref name="SFSU-2024b">{{Cite web |title=SF State Facts {{!}} Strategic Marketing and Communications |url=https://marcomm.sfsu.edu/sf-state-facts |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=marcomm.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The university has 12 [[Varsity team|varsity athletic teams]] which compete at the [[NCAA Division II]] level.

SF State is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity."<ref name="Carnegie">{{cite web |date=2022 |title=San Francisco State University |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=122597 |access-date=February 18, 2022 |publisher=[[Indiana University]]}}</ref> It is also a designated [[Hispanic-Serving Institution]] (HSI) and [[Minority-serving institution|Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution]] (AANAPISI).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institutional Context {{!}} SF State Transforms |url=https://transforms.sfsu.edu/institutional-context |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=transforms.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:Graduating class, State Normal School at San Francisco, June 1906.jpg|thumb|right|Graduating class, State Normal School at San Francisco, June 1906]]{{Main|History of San Francisco State University}}

=== 19th Century ===
In 1857, the San Francisco Board of Education created the San Francisco Weekly Normal School, also known as the Minns' Evening Normal School.<ref name="SFSU-2023b">{{Cite web |title=Which Came First?: San Francisco State or San Jose State? |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~news/prsrelea/fy98/048.htm |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref name="CSU-2023">{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} CSU |url=https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/about-the-csu/Pages/history.aspx |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.calstate.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Steffens |first=Kate |title=SJSU Research Guides: San Jose State Normal Training School History: Minns' Evening Normal School, 1857-1862 |url=https://libguides.sjsu.edu/c.php?g=1315864&p=9677406 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=libguides.sjsu.edu |language=en}}</ref> In 1862, it became the [[California State Normal School]], the first postsecondary institution established by the state.<ref name="CSU-2023" /> Only six students were enrolled on its first day. By 1866, enrollment had increased to 384.<ref name="SFSU-2023c">{{Cite web |title=SFSU Centennial History: Long Narrative of SF State |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~100years/history/long.htm |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

In 1867, the principal of Girls' High School and Normal School, Ellis Holmes, realized that the California State Normal School was not meeting the demand for teachers. The city approved the addition of a new year-long teacher-training program to his high school's curriculum, for girls who wanted to pursue a career in education. This program is what would eventually become San Francisco State University. When the California State Normal School was moved to San José in 1871, Girls' High became the only publicly-supported teacher-training institution.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" />

In 1895, the teaching program was split from the school and became San Francisco City Normal School.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" /> Due to a lack of funding, the school closed in 1898.<ref name="SFSU-2023b" /> A group of teachers, students, and supporters pressured the California State Legislature to convert it into a state-funded institution.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" />

On March 22, 1899, the California State Legislature approved the creation of the '''San Francisco State Normal School''', with an appropriation of $10,000.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=San Francisco State University Celebrates 100 Years of Opportunity and Academic Innovation in the Bay Area |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~news/prsrelea/fy98/047.htm |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Frederic Lister Burk was appointed as the first president and chose the school's motto, ''Experientia Docet''.<ref name="SFSU Centennial history">{{Cite web |title=SFSU Centennial history |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~100years/textonlycent/time/short/pres.htm |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The school rented space in a building on Powell Street between Clay and Sacramento Streets and 31 women were enrolled in the first year.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=SFSU Centennial History: 1899 |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~100years/history/1899.htm |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref name="Eliassen-2007">{{Cite book |last=Eliassen |first=Meredith |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNMeZDpp25oC |title=San Francisco State University |date=2007-10-03 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-4396-3589-6 |page= |language=en}}</ref>

=== 20th Century ===
The [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake and fire]] forced the school to relocate from [[Nob Hill]] to a temporary campus at the Grant School in Oakland.<ref name="Eliassen-2007" /> Ten days after the earthquake, President Burk found a new site for the school at a property bound by Laguna, Haight, Buchanan, and Hermann Streets.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Neal |title=A look at where SFSU's former campus was |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/105672/city/a-look-at-where-sfsus-former-campus-was/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

In 1921, the school began offering Bachelor's degree options and was renamed '''San Francisco State Teachers College'''.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" /><ref name="Pollak-2018">{{Cite book |last=Pollak |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gH56DwAAQBAJ |title=The Playing Grounds of College Football: A Comprehensive Directory, 1869 to Today |date=2018-11-16 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3260-5 |pages=346 |language=en}}</ref> Teachers Colleges in California received authorization to grant Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1923.<ref name="CSU-2023" />

In 1924, construction for new buildings started on vacant land at the school's site. The campus consisted of four [[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Spanish Colonial Revival]] style buildings designed by George McDougall, a California state architect.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Register #07001391: San Francisco State Teacher's College in San Francisco, California |url=https://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/nat2007001391.asp |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=noehill.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SAN FRANCISCO STATE TEACHER'S COLLEGE |url=https://www.parks.ca.gov/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=CA State Parks |language=en}}</ref>

In the 1930s, overcrowding became an issue at the campus. It had been designed for 1500 students, but had to accommodate about 3000. In 1938, students rallied for a new campus with non-wooden buildings, due to fears from the city's [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|earthquake and fire in 1906]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Amy |title=SFSU is a pioneer for protests, but do they actually create change? |url=https://xpressmagazine.org/24341/all/sfsu-is-a-pioneer-for-protests-but-do-they-actually-create-change/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Xpress Magazine}}</ref><ref name="Eliassen-2007" /> By 1939, land near [[Lake Merced]] had been acquired to build a new campus, but plans were paused due to World War II. Many students took part in the war, causing enrollment to decline.<ref name="Outside lands-2023">{{Cite web |last=Project |first=Western Neighborhods |title=Streetwise: Celebrating San Francisco State |url=http://www.outsidelands.org/streetwise-sf-state.php |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.outsidelands.org |language=en}}</ref>

During the 1920s and '30s, State Teachers Colleges expanded beyond being only vocational schools to train teachers. They were formally authorized to offer four-year liberal arts curriculums and renamed State Colleges in 1935.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gerth |first=Donald R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4J-QwAACAAJ&q=liberal%20arts%20mclane |title=The People's University: A History of the California State University |date=2010 |publisher=Berkeley Public Policy Press |isbn=978-0-87772-435-3 |language=en}}</ref> So, the school became known as '''San Francisco State College'''.<ref name="Pollak-2018" />

In 1949, master's degrees were authorized to be offered.<ref name="SFSU-2024b" />

San Francisco State College became part of the [[California State University|California State College]] system established under the Donahoe Higher Education Act in 1960.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" /> In Fall 1965, the Experimental College was started by students, in an effort to teach untraditionally. In 1927, over 2000 students enrolled in courses offered by the Experimental College.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" /> The original Experimental College stopped operating after 1969.<ref name="SFSU-1960">{{Cite web |title=A Revised History of the Experimental College - 1960's to present {{!}} SF State's Experimental College |url=https://ueap.sfsu.edu/exco/rev_history_20230915 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=ueap.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

In 1967, 1968, and 1969, there were many demonstrations, including the [[Third World Liberation Front strikes of 1968|Third World Liberation Front strike]] at SF State, longest student strike in American history, which lasted from November 6, 1968 to March 20, 1969.

Also in 1969, [[Richard Oakes (activist)|Richard Oakes]] led a group of SF State students in the [[Occupation of Alcatraz|occupation of Alcatraz Island]]<ref name="Eliassen-2007" /> And a 763-bed, 15-story dorm building, Verducci Hall, was built near Lake Merced Boulevard.<ref name="Outside lands-2023" />

In 1971, campus-based childcare at SF State was approved by the California State Colleges board of trustees. On October 10, 1972, the Associated Students Lilliput Childcare Center opened, providing childcare to students who are parents and the general public. It's now called the AS Early Childhood Education Center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Early Childhood Education Center |url=https://asi.sfsu.edu/early-childhood-education-center |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Associated Students |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1972, the state government enacted a bill which renamed the California State Colleges to "The California State University and Colleges". As a result, SF State was renamed '''California State University, San Francisco.'''<ref name="CSU-2023" /> The awkward new name was very unpopular with students.  When said out loud, CSUSF often drew the humorous response "[[Response to sneezing|Gesundheit]]," and was frequently confused with [[City College of San Francisco|CCSF]], [[University of San Francisco|USF]], and [[University of California, San Francisco|UCSF]].<ref name="Greenwood">{{cite news |last1=Greenwood |first1=Noel |title=What's in a Name? Plenty, Schools Say |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 21, 1973 |pages=3, 24, 25}} Available via [[ProQuest]] Historical Newsstand.</ref>  The university was soon renamed '''San Francisco State University''' in 1974.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" />[[File:Cesar Chavez Student Center, November 29, 2023.jpg|thumb|Cesar Chavez Student Center]]

President Romberg secured a permanent federal lease for 25 acres of shoreline in Tiburon for just $1 in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SFSU Centennial History: 1978 |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~100years/history/1978.htm |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The Romberg Tiburon Campus would eventually expand to 53 acres.

In 1983, [[Woo Chia-wei|Chia-Wei Woo]] became the 11th president of the university. Woo was the first Chinese-American to head a major American university.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web |title=Centennial Historical Presidents: Chia Wei Woo |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~100years/history/woo.htm#:~:text=When%20he%20became%20SF%20State's,programs%20and%20activities%20at%20SFSU. |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

After suffering damage from the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]], Verducci Hall was permanently closed.<ref name="Outside lands-2023" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=March 23, 1999 |title=Big bang propels San Francisco State University into its second century |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~news/prsrelea/fy98/101.htm |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

In 1993, the College of Extended Learning (now College of Global and Professional Education) opened the Downtown Center in San Francisco's [[Multimedia Gulch]], at 425 Market St.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" /><ref name="Adams-1999">{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=Gerald D. |date=1999-12-16 |title=S.F. State trumpets downtown campus |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/S-F-State-trumpets-downtown-campus-3270898.php |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=CT Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

On March 28, 1999, construction began on the Village at Centennial Square, a low-rise, mixed-use complex. The same day, Verducci Hall was imploded after it sustained damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and sat vacant for a decade.<ref name=":3" />

=== 21st Century ===
In 2007, the Downtown Campus was opened at 835 Market Street, with nearly 47,000 square feet of classroom space in [[San Francisco Centre|Westfield San Francisco Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berlin |first=Kyran |title=SF State evaluates new locations for Downtown Campus |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/96511/campus-original/sf-state-evaluates-new-locations-for-downtown-campus/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

In 2009, the Children's Campus opened to provide childcare, primarily to faculty and staff.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Open Enrollment at Children's Campus at SF State {{!}} Children's Campus |url=https://childrenscampus.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=childrenscampus.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

The first Rhythms Music Festival happened in March 2011.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sheffer |first=Devery |title=ASI-sponsored Rhythms Music Festival kicks off tomorrow in the Annex |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/25791/latest/life/rhythms-festival-history-annex/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref> The annual music festival is held in a building known as the Annex.<ref name="Rhythms">{{Cite web |title=Rhythms |url=https://asi.sfsu.edu/rhythms |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Associated Students |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2013, the Science Building was found to have "unsafe levels" of airborne mercury, lead and asbestos in the basement. Over $3.6 million was spent for remediation of the pervasive contamination. University administration terminated several employees who reported the contamination, resulting in several wrongful termination and whistle-blower lawsuits, including one by the recently hired director. In July 2014, Cal/[[Occupational Safety and Health Administration|OSHA]] cited the university for various health and safety violations in the Science Building, which included SFSU failing to locate asbestos in the building and warn employees about the hazards of mercury.<ref>{{Cite news |title=SFSU fired whistleblower who exposed Science Building scandal |language=en-US |work=The San Francisco Examiner |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sfsu-fired-whistleblower-exposed-science-building-scandal/ |access-date=2018-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=SFSU attorneys ordered to release Science Building scandal emails |language=en-US |work=The San Francisco Examiner |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sfsu-attorneys-ordered-release-science-building-scandal-emails/ |access-date=2018-10-26}}</ref>

In March 2016, a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDlQ4H0Kdg8 video of a student being attacked for having dreadlocks] went viral and sparked discussions about [[cultural appropriation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roommate of woman in viral dreadlocks video at SF State speaks out |url=https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-state-university-fight-dreadlock-confrontation-sfsu-dreadlocks-cultural-appropriation/1269086/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=ABC7 San Francisco |language=en}}</ref><ref name="The Independent-2016">{{Cite web |date=2016-03-31 |title=The white student who was harassed over his dreadlocks has spoken out |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/white-san-francisco-student-cory-goldstein-defends-his-dreadlocks-after-being-harassed-by-black-student-a6960941.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Student walkout October 25, 2023.png|thumb|Hundreds of students walked out and rallied at SF State's Malcolm X Plaza on October 25, 2023.]]In response to the College of [[Ethnic studies|Ethnic Studies]] being underfunded since 2008, four students held a ten-day [[hunger strike]] from May 2–11, 2016, resulting in one hospitalization. The strike ended when President [[Leslie Wong]] agreed to commit nearly $500,000 to the college and meet a portion of their demands.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herrera |first=Jack |title=10-day hunger strike = victory for SFSU students |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2016/05/22/10-day-hunger-strike-victory-for-sfsu-students/37417869/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Experimental College was revived in Fall 2017. One-unit courses are created and taught by students.<ref name="SFSU-1960" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-11 |title=Pilot Program Revives 1960s Experimental College at S.F. State |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11635657/pilot-program-revives-1960s-experimental-college-at-s-f-state |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=KQED |language=en-us}}</ref>

Also in 2017, a group of Jewish students and local residents accused SFSU of encouraging [[antisemitism]] and excluding Jewish student pro-Israel activist groups from campus activities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pine |first=Dan |date=2017-08-05 |title=Investigation: SF Hillel 'improperly excluded' from student fair |language=en-US |work=J. |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2017/08/04/investigation-finds-hillel-improperly-excluded-sfsu-student-fair/ |access-date=2023-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-22 |title=A Reluctant Campus Acknowledges Zionism |url=https://www.commentary.org/jonathan-marks/san-francisco-state-university-reluctant-campus-acknowledges-zionism/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Commentary Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Egelko |first=Bob |date=2017-06-20 |title=Lawsuit says Jewish students 'intimidated' at SF State |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Lawsuit-says-Jewish-students-intimidated-at-11231442.php |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> The students filed two lawsuits focusing on the disruption of a speech by Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat in 2016. One suit was dismissed and the other was settled.

In May 2019, [[Lynn Mahoney]] became the first woman to become president of SF State in a permanent capacity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lynn Mahoney {{!}} CSU |url=https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/about-the-csu/leadership/presidents/Pages/mahoney.aspx |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.calstate.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> Mary Ward had served as an acting president in the summer of 1927, after the death of Archibald Anderson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centennial Historical Presidents: Mary Ward |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~100years/history/ward.htm |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

On September 23, 2020, SFSU faculty [[Rabab Abdulhadi]] and Tomomi Kinukawa hosted a discussion on [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] titled "Whose Narratives? Gender, Justice, and Resistance."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-29 |title=Whose Narratives? Gender, Justice, and Resistance - Event - Arab America |url=https://www.arabamerica.com/events/whose-narratives-gender-justice-and-resistance/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929012250/https://www.arabamerica.com/events/whose-narratives-gender-justice-and-resistance/ |archive-date=September 29, 2020 }}</ref> The event's speakers included [[Leila Khaled]], a Palestinian political activist and plane hijacker. Zoom and YouTube canceled the broadcast due to Khaled's history of violent actions towards civilians. Facebook also removed a page for the event.<ref name="Egelko">{{Cite news |last=Egelko |first=Bob |date=2022-03-15 |title=Tensions over ethnic studies continue at S.F. State as president vetoes faculty decision siding with professor |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Tensions-over-ethnic-studies-continue-at-SF-State-17004728.php |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-27 |title=Zoom refuses to stream university event featuring member of terrorist organization |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/09/25/zoom-refuses-stream-university-event-featuring-member-terrorist-organization |access-date=2023-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927005246/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/09/25/zoom-refuses-stream-university-event-featuring-member-terrorist-organization |archive-date=September 27, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vincent |first=James |date=2020-09-24 |title=Zoom cancels talk by Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled at San Francisco State University |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/24/21453935/zoom-facebook-youtube-cancel-talk-leila-khaled-san-francisco-state-university |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> President Mahoney wrote a [https://jweekly.com/2020/09/14/s-f-state-president-i-condemn-hate-but-cherish-a-diversity-of-opinions/ letter] about the incident. A second event titled "Whose Narratives? What Free Speech for Palestine?" was scheduled for April 23, 2021, and was also blocked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Sarah |date=2021-04-22 |title=Zoom cancels another academic event with Leila Khaled, again raising questions about company's role in the classroom |url=https://www.thefire.org/news/zoom-cancels-another-academic-event-leila-khaled-again-raising-questions-about-companys-role |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.thefire.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Greschler |first=Gabriel |date=2020-09-04 |title=Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled to speak at S.F. State |language=en-US |work=J. |url=https://jweekly.com/2020/09/04/jewish-groups-condemn-plans-for-palestinian-hijacker-leila-khaled-to-speak-at-s-f-state/ |access-date=2023-11-25}}</ref>

In 2022, the new Downtown Campus opened on the fifth floor of 160 Spear St., replacing the Downtown Campus at 835 Market Street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Downtown Campus - We Moved! {{!}} College of Professional & Global Education |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/news/we-moved |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

On April 6, 2023, former [[NCAA]] swimmer [[Riley Gaines]] visited SFSU for a [[Turning Point USA]] student chapter event and spoke publicly about her campaign against [[transgender people in sports|transgender athletes in women's sports]].<ref name="XPress 2023">{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Adriana |date=2023-04-07 |title=Riley Gaines visit to SF State results in trans-rights activist protest |work=Golden Gate Xpress |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/102298/latest/news/riley-gaines-visit-to-sf-state-results-in-trans-right-activist-protests/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408063639/https://goldengatexpress.org/102298/latest/news/riley-gaines-visit-to-sf-state-results-in-trans-right-activist-protests/ |archive-date=2023-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ross |first=Alexandra |date=2023-03-28 |title='Spiritual warfare': Riley Gaines speaks against trans women in women's sports at on-campus event |work=[[The Pitt News]] |url=https://pittnews.com/article/180047/news/spiritual-warfare-riley-gaines-speaks-against-trans-women-in-womens-sports-at-on-campus-event/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405182257/https://pittnews.com/article/180047/news/spiritual-warfare-riley-gaines-speaks-against-trans-women-in-womens-sports-at-on-campus-event/ |archive-date=2023-04-05}}</ref> This sparked a protest.<ref name="SFGate 2023">{{Cite news |last=Regimbal |first=Alec |date=2023-04-07 |title=Anti-Lia Thomas activist whisked away by police amid protest at San Francisco State |work=[[SFGATE]] |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/riley-gaines-speech-san-francisco-state-university-17884740.php |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407214044/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/riley-gaines-speech-san-francisco-state-university-17884740.php |archive-date=2023-04-07}}</ref><ref name="XPress 2023" /> After the event, Gaines said she had been struck during the protest.<ref name="CNN 2023">{{cite web |date=April 7, 2023 |title=Former college swimmer says she was assaulted at an event opposing the inclusion of trans women in women's sports |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/us/former-ncaa-swimmer-riley-gaines-assault-san-francisco-state-university/index.html |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref name="SFGate 2023" />
[[File:Encampment at SFSU.png|thumb|The encampment at SF State on May 3, 2024. It started on April 29 and lasted to May 15.]]
In September, October, and November, students and staff held numerous demonstrations in response to the [[Gaza war]], tuition increases, layoffs, and budget cuts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Adriana |title='Stop the hike,' SFSU students oppose tuition increase |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/103729/latest/news/stop-the-hike-sfsu-students-oppose-tuition-increase/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-13 |title=Facing $1.5B deficit, California State University to hike tuition 6% annually for next 5 years |url=https://apnews.com/article/california-state-university-deficit-tuition-hike-billion-2e8fc00c9cf88f11e910932a09f336df |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Preetina |date=2023-10-12 |title=Organizing Against Massive Layoffs at San Francisco State University |url=https://www.calfac.org/organizing-against-massive-layoffs-at-san-francisco-state-university/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=California Faculty Association |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Walkouts Protesting 'Gaza Genocide' Planned on Campuses Across U.S. |language=en |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-10-25/ty-article/.premium/walkouts-protesting-gaza-genocide-planned-on-campuses-across-u-s/0000018b-66b9-d326-a39b-66b9b8130000 |access-date=2023-11-25}}</ref>

SFSU faculty members participated in a strike led by the California Faculty Association across the CSU system on January 22, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=California Faculty Association to strike next week at Cal State campuses - CBS San Francisco |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/california-faculty-association-to-strike-next-week-at-cal-state-campuses/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Ryan |title=Cal State System Strike Begins, Ends in 1 Day |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/labor-unionization/2024/01/23/cal-state-system-strike-begins-and-ends-one-day |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Matthew |date=2024-01-22 |title=California State Universities reach tentative agreement with faculty and staff - CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/california-state-universities-reach-tentative-agreement-with-staff/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Faculty had held earlier demonstrations in an effort to prevent layoffs and receive a 12% raise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pratap |first=Ishaan |title=CFA hosts rally to save SFSU faculty jobs |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/104825/campus-original/cfa-hosts-rally-to-save-sfsu-faculty-jobs/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Osborn |first=Sophia |title=The other side: Q&A With CFA-SFSU Brad Erickson |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/104489/multimedia/the-other-side-qa-with-cfa-sfsu-brad-erickson/ |access-date=2023-11-25}}</ref>

About 500 people attended a rally on April 29, calling for a ceasefire in the [[Gaza war]]. After the rally, some protestors began an encampment, following [[2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses|protests and encampments]] at universities in other parts of the United States and in other countries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cramer |first=Luke |title=SFSU begins encampments in solidarity with Palestine, joining a nationwide movement |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/106449/campus-original/sfsu-begins-encampments-in-solidarity-with-palestine-joining-a-nationwide-movement/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Asimov |first=Nanette |title=Protesters rally at S.F. State University, calling for cease-fire and Israel divestment |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-state-protesters-rally-monday-intifada-19428913.php |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> The encampment ended on May 15 after protestors reached a divestment agreement with university leaders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Cami |title=Pro-Palestine encampment, SFSU reach divestment agreement |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/106782/latest/pro-palestine-sfsu-encampment-reach-divestment-agreement/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

=== Milestones ===
* 1901 – First graduating class consisting of 36 women.<ref name="Eliassen-2007" /><ref name="SFSU-2024b" />
* 1923 – First Bachelor of Arts degree awarded<ref name="SFSU-2024b" />
* 1930 – Became four-year school<ref name="today">[http://www.sfsu.edu/~puboff/sfsufact/archive/0809/sftoday.htm SF State Facts 2009–2010], San Francisco State University</ref>
* 1929 – Grace Hackett became the first known African-American to graduate from the school<ref name="Eliassen-2007" />
* 1949 – Master's degree first offered<ref name="SFSU-2024b" />
* 1972 – Received university status
* 1974 – Renamed San Francisco State University<ref name="Pollak-2018" />
* 1975 – [[Cesar Chavez]] Student Center opened its doors to students<ref name="SFSU-2023c" />
* 1983 – [[Chia-Wei Woo]] became the first Chinese-American to head a major American university<ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mathews |first=Jay |date=1983-11-29 |title=Asian-Americans In Ascendancy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/11/29/asian-americans-in-ascendancy/14b4444f-b520-4b2c-a6f5-468dd8d0d07b/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
* 1999 – Celebrated 100th anniversary<ref name="Hoover">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1999/03/21/SC99837.DTL|title= 1899–1999 '100 Years of Opportunity' A century and 185,020 degrees after its humble beginnings, San Francisco State University proudly celebrates its legacy of service, activism and diversity |last=Hoover|first=Ken|date=March 21, 1999|work=San Francisco Chronicle|pages=SC-1|access-date=December 10, 2009}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Lynn Mahoney]] became the university's first female president in a permanent capacity<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography {{!}} Office of the President {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://president.sfsu.edu/biography |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=president.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

==Main campus==
{{Main|Main Campus of San Francisco State University}}

San Francisco State University's main campus is located on the [[West Side (San Francisco)|West Side]] of San Francisco, in the southwestern part of the city.<ref name="SFSU-2024b" /> To its north are [[Lowell High School (San Francisco)|Lowell High School]] and [[Stonestown Galleria]]. [[Parkmerced, San Francisco|Parkmerced]] is south of the campus. [[19th Avenue (San Francisco)|19th Avenue]] and the [[Ingleside, San Francisco|Ingleside]] neighborhood are to its east and [[Lake Merced]] and [[TPC Harding Park]] are to its west.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Map |url=https://m.sfsu.edu/home/map/index |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=m.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

San Francisco State University's original campus was on [[Nob Hill, San Francisco|Nob Hill]], where it was established as the San Francisco State Normal School on Powell Street between Clay and Sacramento Streets. The 1906 earthquake and fire forced a relocation to Buchanan and Haight Streets, where the institution would remain for several decades.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Eliassen |first=Meredith |title=LibGuides: SFSU Archives: Campus Landscape |url=https://libguides.sfsu.edu/sfstatearchives/campusgardens |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=libguides.sfsu.edu |language=en}}</ref> During this period, the school underwent several transformations: becoming San Francisco State Teachers College in 1921, San Francisco State College in 1935.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Project |first=Western Neighborhods |title=Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Episode 145: San Francisco State |url=https://outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP145_San_Francisco_State |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=www.outsidelands.org |language=en}}</ref>

The shift to the current Lake Merced campus began during the [[Great Depression]], when the site was still owned by Spring Valley Water Company. In 1939, SFSU President Alexander Roberts and student body president Clifford Worth explored the undeveloped property, which at the time consisted mainly of sand dunes dotted with trees and underbrush. Worth proved instrumental in securing the campus's future, successfully lobbying the state Legislature to fund the land purchase. His efforts culminated on July 12, 1939, when the state committed to purchasing 57 acres from the City of [[San Francisco]].<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |last=Eliassen |first=Meredith |title=LibGuides: SFSU Archives: Campus Landscape |url=https://libguides.sfsu.edu/sfstatearchives/campusgardens |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=libguides.sfsu.edu |language=en}}</ref> The campus opened for classes for Fall 1953, before it was formally dedicated in October 1954.<ref name="ReferenceA2">{{Cite web |title=San Francisco State University Celebrates 100 Years of Opportunity and Academic Innovation in the Bay Area |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~news/prsrelea/fy98/047.htm |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Since then, it has expanded to 144.1 acres.<ref name="SFSU-2024b" />

The campus is under the jurisdiction of San Francisco State's [[California State University police departments|University Police Department]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIVISION OF CAMPUS SAFETY {{!}} Division of Campus Safety |url=https://campussafety.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=campussafety.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

=== Gallery ===
<gallery class="center" perrow="9" mode="slideshow">
File:PXL 20231128 010409313.jpg|Marcus Hall
File:Burk Hall Nov 29, 2023.jpg|link=|Burk Hall
File:SFSU Administration Building.jpg|Administration Building
File:Mashouf Wellness Center, Nov. 27, 2023.png|Mashouf Wellness Center
File:Ethnic Studies and Psychology Building Nov 29 2023.jpg|link=|Ethnic Studies and Psychology Building
File:SFSU Library Nov 28, 2023.jpg|link=|Library Building
File:SFSU Library 1.jpg|A seating area in the J. Paul Leonard Library
File:The Quad at SFSU.jpg|link=|The Quad
File:Open24.jpg|link=|Open24
File:Thornton and Hensill Halls.png|Thornton Hall and Hensill Hall
File:SFSU Humanities Building.jpg|Humanities Building
File:SFSU Student Housing.png|Student housing
</gallery>

== Satellite campuses ==
In addition to the main campus, the university also has three [[satellite campus]]es.

=== Downtown Campus (DTC) ===
[[File:Downtown Campus classroom Oct, 27, 2023.png|thumb|A classroom at the Downtown Campus]]The Downtown Campus located on the fifth floor of 160 Spear St., in San Francisco, California.<ref name="SFSU-2023g">{{Cite web |title=Downtown Campus {{!}} San Francisco State University {{!}} College of Professional & Global Education |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/downtowncampus |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}}</ref> It is used and managed by the Lam Family College of Business and the College of Professional & Global Education (formerly College of Extended Learning).<ref name="SFSU-2023g" /> The campus spans approximately 15,850 square feet.<ref name="SFSU-2024b" />

SF State has maintained facilities in [[Financial District, San Francisco|Downtown San Francisco]] since the 1950s. The current Downtown Campus replaces the previous, underused campus that was located in the [[San Francisco Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berlin |first=Kyran |title=SF State evaluates new locations for Downtown Campus |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/96511/campus-original/sf-state-evaluates-new-locations-for-downtown-campus/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref> The old Downtown Campus was a replacement for the Downtown Center located at 425 Market Street.<ref name="Wong">{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Neal |title=Xplainer: Downtown Campus |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/105259/xplainer/xplainerdowntown-campus/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

The campus has a student lounge, a computer lab, and study rooms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco State University Downtown Campus {{!}} Lam Family College of Business |url=https://cob.sfsu.edu/resources/graduate-programs/facilities |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=cob.sfsu.edu}}</ref> A portion of 160 Spear St.'s 12th floor was part of the campus until 2024.<ref name="Wong" />

=== Sierra Nevada Field Campus (SNFC) ===
The 7.1-acre Sierra Nevada Field Campus is located in [[Sierra County, California|Sierra County]], near [[Yuba Pass (Sierra County)|Yuba Pass]] and the [[Sierra Valley]], at 35400 Hwy 49 in [[Calpine, California]].<ref name="SFSU-2024b" /> It is over 200 miles north of the main campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=February 13, 2023 {{!}} CampusMemo |url=https://campusmemo.sfsu.edu/february-13-2023 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=campusmemo.sfsu.edu |language=en}}</ref>

Established in 1949, the campus was originally named Camp Leonard after SFSU's fifth president J. Paul Leonard. It started as a training facility for recreation leaders and added a children's camp in 1951.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Neal |title=Xplainer: Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/109182/xplainer/xplainer-sierra-nevada-field-campus/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref> Basic plumbing was installed in 1953. The first three-unit college course was taught there in 1961.<ref name=":8" /> In 1970, under William Hammerman's leadership, it transitioned from a children's camp to a college-wide field campus.<ref name=":8" />

The campus is currently funded primarily through its summer workshops and programs, with additional support from a nonprofit called Friends of the Sierra Nevada Field Campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friends of the Sierra Nevada Field Campus – photo by Sarah Rabkin |url=https://friendsofsnfc.org/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=friendsofsnfc.org}}</ref> The existing buildings are the original structures from 1949.<ref name=":8" />

The campus offers three to seven-day courses and workshops to students as well as the general public.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the San Francisco State Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2021-12-15 |website=SF State Sierra Nevada Field Campus}}</ref><ref name="SFSU-2023h">{{Cite web |title=Classes & Workshops {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/classes-workshops |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Accredited, one-unit courses are processed by the College of Professional & Global Education. Workshops are not for credit and processed by the University Corporation.<ref name="SFSU-2023h" /> The campus is also used for research by graduate students of the College of Science and Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scholarships {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/scholarships |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

The campus operates from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend each year.<ref name=":8" /> The campus offers 35–40 different courses each summer through two programs: accredited classes through the College of Professional & Global Education, and non-credit workshops through the University Corporation.<ref name=":8" />

Due to its remote location, there is no cell service and extremely limited internet access at the campus. Accommodations at the campus consist of tents with mattresses. Students and visitors can to bring their own tents or vehicles to sleep in, or stay off campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQs {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/faqs |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gallery {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/gallery-0 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The campus has a moderately high [[elevation]] of about 5522 feet or 1683 meters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sierra Nevada Field Campus {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Worldwide Elevation Finder |url=http://elevation.maplogs.com/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=elevation.maplogs.com}}</ref>

==== Buildings ====
There are three buildings at the campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sierra Nevada Field Campus · 35400 CA-49, Sierra City, CA 96124 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sierra+Nevada+Field+Campus/@39.6250371,-120.5794328,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x809c739e8a9b3551:0x3a94f3d625d8f70b!8m2!3d39.625033!4d-120.5768579!16s%2Fg%2F1ptz0975g?entry=tts |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Sierra Nevada Field Campus · 35400 CA-49, Sierra City, CA 96124 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":8" />

* Director's Cabin
* Staff Cabin
* Dining Hall

=== Romberg Tiburon Campus (RTC) ===
{{Main|San Francisco State University Romberg Tiburon Campus}}
[[File:Romberg Tiburon Campus pier Oct30, 2023.png|thumb|A pier at the Romberg Tiburon Campus]]The Romberg Tiburon Campus is a 53.7-acre research campus located in [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], at 3150 and 3152 Paradise Drive in [[Tiburon, California]]. It is home to the only marine and environmental science lab on San Francisco Bay.<ref name="SFSU-2024b" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Romberg Tiburon Campus |url=https://eoscenter.sfsu.edu/content/romberg-tiburon-campus |access-date=2021-09-15 |website=Estuary & Ocean Science Center}}</ref>

The Tiburon branch of the [[Smithsonian Environmental Research Center]]'s Marine Invasions Lab<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=SI OCIO Web |date=2015-08-24 |title=The Tiburon Branch of the Marine Invasions Lab - Conducting World-class research on the US West Coast Since 2000 |url=https://serc.si.edu/tiburon-branch-marine-invasions-lab-conducting-world-class-research-us-west-coast-2000 |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=Smithsonian Environmental Research Center |language=en}}</ref> and the offices for the [[San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve]] are also located there.<ref name="Alexander-2023">{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Kurtis |date=2023-06-10 |title=The only marine science lab on San Francisco Bay is at risk of closing. Here's what's at stake |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/tiburon-marine-lab-18136787.php |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Research Vessels Romberg Tiburon Campus Oct30, 2023.png|thumb|Research vessels at the Romberg Tiburon Campus]]
The campus was a former [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] base. SF State has operated a marine lab on the site since 1978, when it began acquiring the land from the federal government for $1, under the condition that the site be used for education.<ref name="SFSU-2023c" /><ref name="Alexander-2023" />

A master plan is being currently being drafted for the campus. It has never had a master plan formally prepared and adopted by the campus or the CSU Board of Trustees. An approved master plan and certified [[environmental impact statement]] are required before the university can begin significant construction projects at the campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Campus Planning at San Francisco State University {{!}} Campus Planning |url=https://plan.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=plan.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Romberg Tiburon Campus Master Plan {{!}} Campus Planning |url=https://plan.sfsu.edu/rtcmp |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=plan.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

The campus will soon close due to financial struggles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Neal |title=SFSU's Romberg Tiburon Campus to close amidst budget cuts |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/109990/campus/sfsus-romberg-tiburon-campus-to-close-amidst-budget-cuts/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

==== Buildings ====
[[File:Inside Delta Hall, Oct30, 2023.png|thumb|Inside Delta Hall]]
There are eight occupied buildings at the campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Estuary & Ocean Science Center {{!}} Facilities Services |url=https://facilities.sfsu.edu/eoscenter |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=facilities.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Visit Our Offices {{!}} San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve |url=https://sfbaynerr.sfsu.edu/visit-our-offices |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sfbaynerr.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

* Bay Conference Center (BCC)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bay Conference Center {{!}} Estuary & Ocean Science Center |url=https://eoscenter.sfsu.edu/bcc |access-date=2021-09-15 |website=eoscenter.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* Delta Hall
* Estuary Hall
* Farallon Hall
* Greenhouse
* Ohrenschall Guest House
* N. Barracks
* S. Barracks

== Organization and administration ==
San Francisco State University is part of the [[California State University]] system. The CSU is governed by a 25-member Board of Trustees who oversee the system's chancellor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees {{!}} CSU |url=https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/board-of-trustees |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.calstate.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> The president of SFSU reports to the chancellor and oversees six cabinet units. Cabinet units collaborate via 16 committees and work in conjunction with three semi-independent 501(c)(3) organizations that support the university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Campus Governance {{!}} Administration & Finance |url=https://adminfin.sfsu.edu/campus-governance |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=adminfin.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Each cabinet, except the Office of the President, is led by a vice president.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Administrative Officers < San Francisco State University |url=https://bulletin.sfsu.edu/about-sfsu/admin-officers/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=bulletin.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The vice president of Academic Affairs is also university's [[Provost (education)|provost]] and oversees 15 administrative units, including the university's seven colleges. Each college is led by a dean and consists of departments, led by department chairs, and schools, led by directors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Academic Affairs {{!}} Academic Affairs and the Office of the Provost |url=https://academic.sfsu.edu/about-aa |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=academic.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Departments and schools are at the same administrative level.

===Presidents===
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Frederic Lister Burk]] (1899–1924)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eliassen |first=Meredith |date=2019-02-01 |title=San Francisco State University Archives |url=https://online.ucpress.edu/ch/article/96/1/33/33533/San-Francisco-State-University-Archives |journal=California History |language=en |volume=96 |issue=1 |pages=33–45 |doi=10.1525/ch.2019.96.1.33 |s2cid=166317280 |issn=0162-2897}}</ref><ref>[http://www.sfsu.edu/~100years/history/burk.htm Centennial Historical Presidents], San Francisco State University</ref>
* Archibald B. Anderson (1924–1927)
* Mary A. Ward (Acting President, 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |title=President Mary A. Ward |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~100years/history/ward.htm |website=University Communications, SFSU}}</ref>
* Alexander C. Roberts (1927–1945)
* [[J. Paul Leonard]] (1945–1957)<ref>{{Cite news |date=1995-03-01 |title=J. Paul Leonard, 93, University President |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/01/obituaries/j-paul-leonard-93-university-president.html |access-date=2022-08-04 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Glenn Dumke]] (1957–1961)<ref>{{cite web |date=July 1, 1989 |title=Dr. Glenn S. Dumke, 72, Is Dead; Was California Universities' Head |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6DA163DF932A35754C0A96F948260 |access-date=2008-11-23 |work=The New York Times }}</ref>
* Frank L. Fenton (1961–1962)
* [[Paul A. Dodd]] (1962–1965)
* Stanley F. Paulson (1965–1966)
* [[John Summerskill]] (1966–1968)
* Robert R. Smith (1968)
* [[S. I. Hayakawa]] (1968–1973)
* Paul F. Romberg (1973–1983)
* [[Woo Chia-wei|Chia-Wei Woo]] (1983–1988)
* [[Robert A. Corrigan]] (1988–2012)
* [[Leslie Wong]] (2012–2019)<ref>{{cite news |last=Asimov |first=Nanette |date=May 11, 2012 |title=Leslie Wong is named president of S.F. State |url=https://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Leslie-Wong-is-named-president-of-S-F-State-3550577.php |work=SFGATE |location=San Francisco |access-date=2018-08-13 }}</ref>
* [[Lynn Mahoney]] (2019–present)<ref>{{cite news |date=May 22, 2019 |title=Lynn Mahoney Appointed President of San Francisco State University
 |url=http://news.sfsu.edu/news-story/lynn-mahoney-appointed-president-san-francisco-state-university}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

== Academics ==
<div style="float:right; text-align:center;"></div>[[File:SFSU Library 3.jpg|thumb|San Francisco State University's library]]The university operates on a [[Academic term|semester calendar]]. Students generally enroll in courses during the fall and spring semesters, but courses are also offered during the summer semester and winter session.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academic Calendar - SF State University |url=https://webapps.sfsu.edu/public/webcal/acadcalendar |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=webapps.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Winter courses are not eligible for financial aid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of Student Financial Aid {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://financialaid.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=financialaid.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

The university has a four-year graduation rate of 29% and a six-year graduation rate of 48.8%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2024 |title=Institutional Research 4-year Graduation Rate Data |url=https://webfocus.sfsu.edu/ibi_apps/run.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_RUN&BIP_folder=IBFS%253A%252FWFC%252FRepository%252FPublic%252FRe&BIP_item=TRAD_GRAD4.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2024 |title=Institutional Research 6-year Graduation Rate Data |url=https://webfocus.sfsu.edu/ibi_apps/run.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_RUN&BIP_folder=IBFS%253A%252FWFC%252FRepository%252FPublic%252FRe&BIP_item=TRAD_GRAD4.htm}}</ref> The student-faculty ratio at SFSU was 22.6:1 in Spring 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student-to-Faculty Ratios |url=https://webfocus.sfsu.edu/ibi_apps/run.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_LAUNCH&BIP_folder=IBFS%253A%252FWFC%252FRepository%252FIR_Public%252FProgReview%252FSFR_CourseLevel%252F&BIP_item=SFR.htm |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=webfocus.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

As of 2024, the university has 1,834 faculty comprising 783 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 1039 lecturers, and 12 counselors.<ref name="SFSU-2024b" />

=== Colleges ===
The university's seven colleges are:
* College of Liberal & Creative Arts<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Liberal & Creative Arts {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://lca.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=lca.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* Lam Family College of Business<ref>{{Cite web |title=Innovate Sustainably. Lead Responsibly. {{!}} Lam Family College of Business |url=https://cob.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=cob.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* [[SFSU College of Ethnic Studies|College of Ethnic Studies]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Ethnic Studies {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://ethnicstudies.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=ethnicstudies.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* College Health and Social Sciences<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Health & Social Sciences {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://chss.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=chss.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* College of Science and Engineering<ref>{{Cite web |title=The College of Science & Engineering (CoSE) {{!}} College of Science & Engineering |url=https://cose.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=cose.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* Graduate College of Education<ref>{{Cite web |title=Graduate College of Education {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://gcoe.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=gcoe.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* College of Professional & Global Education<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Professional and Global Education (CPaGE) {{!}} San Francisco State University {{!}} Bay Area, California Continuing Education / Extension Classes + Certificates |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

=== Undergraduate programs ===
SFSU offers 126 [[bachelor's degree]] programs across its seven colleges.<ref name=":6" />

The most popular undergraduate majors are Business Administration, Psychology, Biology, Computer Science, Criminal Justice Studies, Communication Studies, Early Childhood Education, [[School of Cinema at San Francisco State University|Cinema]], Physical Education, and Nursing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco State University Majors |url=https://www.niche.com/colleges/san-francisco-state-university/majors/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>

The College of Health and Social Sciences also offers accelerated Bachelor of Science degrees in [[nursing]] in partnership with the [[City College of San Francisco]] and [[College of San Mateo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADN-BSN {{!}} School of Nursing |url=https://www.nursing.sfsu.edu/adn-bsn |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.nursing.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

=== Blended master's programs ===
SFSU offers 37 blended bachelor's and master's degree programs, called San Francisco State Scholars programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SF State Scholars (Blended Bachelor's +Master's) Programs {{!}} Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development |url=https://grad.sfsu.edu/content/scholars-4-1-program |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=grad.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The programs provide students an accelerated path to a graduate degree by allowing students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior years.

=== Graduate and professional programs ===
The university offers 106 [[master's degree]] programs across six colleges: College of Liberal & Creative Arts, Lam Family College of Business, College of Ethnic Studies, College Health and Social Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, and Graduate College of Education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find Your Graduate Program {{!}} Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development |url=https://grad.sfsu.edu/content/find-your-graduate-program |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=grad.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

The Graduate College of Education offers two doctoral programs: [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] in special education, in partnership with [[University of California, Berkeley]] and [[Doctor of Education|Ed.D]] in Educational Leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joint Doctorate in Special Education {{!}} Department of Special Education |url=https://sped.sfsu.edu/content/joint-doctorate |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=sped.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The College of Health and Social Sciences offers a [[Doctor of Physical Therapy|DPT]] program in partnership with [[University of California, San Francisco]]. The Graduate College of Education also offers 22 [[teaching credential]] programs.<ref name="SFSU-2024a" />

=== Other academic programs ===

==== Experimental College ====
The original Experimental College, known as E.C., was created in 1965 and lasted until 1969. The revived Experimental College, known as EXCO, allows students to create curriculums and teach one-unit courses about any topic.<ref name="SFSU-1960" /> EXCO is part of the Department of Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning {{!}} Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning |url=https://ueap.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=ueap.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cortes |first=Luis |title=SFSU Experimental College offers course that teaches cyber hacking, lifestyle and cooking techniques |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/103675/campus-original/sfsu-experimental-college-a-offers-course-that-teaches-cyber-hacking-lifestyle-and-cooking-techniques/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

==== Open University ====
People without formal admission to the university can enroll in undergraduate or graduate courses on a space-available basis, through the College of Professional & Global Education's Open University program. Up to undergraduate 24 units can be applied towards a bachelor's degree or six units towards a master's degree at SF State. The program costs $395 per unit and is open to everybody except SFSU students. This is the university's [[Dual enrollment|concurrent enrollment]] program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Open University {{!}} San Francisco State University {{!}} College of Professional & Global Education |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/openuniversity |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

==== ElderCollege ====
ElderCollege is a noncredit program provided by the College of Professional & Global Education that allows people aged 50 and older to sit in on courses on a space-available basis, with the approval of an instructor. There are no official records of enrollment, attendance, or grades as ElderCollege students participate only for their personal benefit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ElderCollege at San Francisco State University {{!}} San Francisco State University {{!}} Courses for Mature Learners {{!}} College of Professional & Global Education |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/eldercollege |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}}</ref> ElderCollege students are expected to attend regularly and participate, but are not expected to take exams or write papers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=eldercollege.pdf {{!}} Powered by Box |url=https://sfsu.app.box.com/s/4mkn17lm8obtuu1pt64sjrk93nmgiutn |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=sfsu.app.box.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Osher Lifelong Learning Institute ====
SFSU's [[Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes|Osher Lifelong Learning Institute]], or OLLI, was founded in 2003. OLLIs are education organizations for older adults that are operated independently. SFSU's OLLI provides six-week courses and "mini courses" intended for people 50 and older, but people under 50 may join.<ref name="SFSU-2023j">{{Cite web |title=About OLLI {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/about |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/faq |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The courses are not for credit. OLLI does not use SFSU's semester calendar and has its own five-session academic calendar in which six-week courses are taught; the sessions are spring, summer, late summer, fall, and winter.<ref name="SFSU-2023k">{{Cite web |title=Session Dates {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/session-dates |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Membership is required to attend six-week courses, while mini courses are open to non-members. Mini courses consist of one to three class meetings and are offered six months per year: January, March, May, July, September, and December.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OLLI SF State Courses {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/courses |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref name="SFSU-2023k" /> Courses are either on [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] or in person at SFSU's Downtown Campus.<ref name="SFSU-2023j" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=OLLI SF State Courses {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/mini |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref> OLLI also offers interest groups and social events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/index.php/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

===Accreditation===
The university is accredited by the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]] Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities.<ref>{{cite web|title=SF State WASC Accreditation|url=http://air.sfsu.edu/wasc/accreditation|access-date=November 8, 2012|archive-date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101124011/http://air.sfsu.edu/wasc/accreditation|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its colleges and programs are accredited by various commissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accreditation {{!}} Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning |url=https://ueap.sfsu.edu/accreditation |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=ueap.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

=== Rankings and distinctions ===
{{columns-start|num=3}}
{{Infobox US university ranking
| USNWR_NU = 204
| Forbes = 137
| Wamo_NU = 76
| QS_W = 1201-1400
| USNWR_W = 1494
}}
{{column}}
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="width: 22em"
|+2024–2025 USNWR National Program Rankings<ref name=USNWR>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/san-francisco-state-university-1154/overall-rankings |title=California State University - San Francisco Rankings |access-date=2024-12-27 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
|-
| Top [[Public university|Public Schools]]
| 113
|-
| Top Performers on [[Social Mobility]]
| 28
|-
| Best Undergraduate [[Engineering]] Programs
| 94 (At schools where doctorate not offered)
|-
| [[Nursing]]
| 114
|-
| [[Economics]]
| 214
|}
{{column}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:right; text-align:center"
|+ 2022 USNWR Graduate School Rankings<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite magazine|title=San Francisco - U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=December 27, 2024|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/san-francisco-state-university-122597/overall-rankings}}</ref>
|-
! Program
! Ranking
|-
| [[Rehabilitation Counseling]]
| 19
|-
| [[Speech–language pathology]]
| 78
|-
| [[Social Work]]
| 83
|-
| [[Outline of public affairs|Public Affairs]]
| 99
|-
| [[Public health|Public Health]]
| 99
|-
| [[Fine Arts]]
| 124
|}
{{columns-end}}

In 2024, SFSU was ranked the 26th top university in the United States by [[PayScale]] and [[CollegeNET]]'s Social Mobility Index university rankings.<ref>{{cite web |date=2020 |title=Social Mobility Index |url=http://socialmobilityindex.org/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=Social Mobility Index |publisher=CollegeNET and PayScale}}</ref>

The Sutro Library, a branch of the [[California State Library]], houses the largest collection of [[Genealogy|genealogical]] records west of [[Salt Lake City]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McGrane |first=Sally |date=August 26, 2001 |title=Family Matters / Learning about relatives -- near and far -- expands our sense of self |url=http://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Family-Matters-Learning-about-relatives-near-2885163.php |work=SFGATE |location=San Francisco |access-date=2017-09-23 }}</ref>

The Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives, founded in 1954, are housed within the College of Liberal and Creative Arts and contain the nation's largest publicly-accessible collection of poetry on tape.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Poets |first=Academy of American |title=The Poetry Center & American Poetry Archives |url=https://poets.org/listing/poetry-center-american-poetry-archives |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Poets.org}}</ref>

== Admissions and cost ==
In Fall 2023, SFSU's total enrollment was 23,700. This included 20,673 undergraduate students and 3,027 postgraduate students (2,746 graduate students and 281 earning second baccalaureate degrees).<ref name="SFSU-2024b" /> 96% of undergraduate students enrolled at the university in 2022 were California residents.<ref name="nces-2023" />

SFSU uses Cal State Apply, the centralized application system for all 23 CSU campuses. There is a $70 fee per application, but fee waivers are available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How To Apply {{!}} Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development |url=https://grad.sfsu.edu/content/apply/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=grad.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

The university does not use school rank, personal statements and essays, letters of recommendation, legacy status, or standardized test scores in the admissions process.<ref>{{Cite web |title=College Navigator - San Francisco State University |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=san+francisco+state+university&s=all&id=122597#admsns |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center; margin-left:1em"
|+ style="font-size:120%" |Fall Applicant Data<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-17 |title=Fall Enrollment Data |url=https://webfocus.sfsu.edu/ibi_apps/run.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_RUN&BIP_folder=IBFS%3A%2FWFC%2FRepository%2FIR_Public%2FEnrollment&BIP_item=Enrollment.htm&windowHandle=975697&IBI_random=3725.1320518559305 |website=SFSU Institutional Research}}</ref>
!&nbsp;
!2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=SFSU Institutional Research - Applications and Enrollment |url=https://webfocus.sfsu.edu/ibi_apps/run.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_RUN&BIP_folder=IBFS%253A%252FWFC%252FRepository%252FIR_Public%252FAppsAdmitsEnrolled&BIP_item=AppTable.htm |access-date=Nov 24, 2024}}</ref>
!2023
!2022
!2021
!2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2020-21 |url=https://dev-sfsu-ir.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/documents/CDS_2020-2021_SFSU_0.pdf |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref>
!2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2019-20 |url=https://dev-sfsu-ir.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/documents/CDS_2019-2020_Rev_032021_SFSU.pdf |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref>
!2018<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2018-19 |url=https://dev-sfsu-ir.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/documents/CDS_2018-2019_SFSU.pdf |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref>
!2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2017-18 |url=https://dev-sfsu-ir.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/documents/CDS_2017-2018_Rev_0520218_SFSU.pdf |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref>
!2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2016-17 |url=https://dev-sfsu-ir.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/documents/CDS_2016-2017_Rev_2018_SFSU.pdf |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref>
!2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2015-16 |url=https://ir.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/2015-2016%20Common%20Data%20Set.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028055327/https://ir.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/2015-2016%20Common%20Data%20Set.pdf |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref>
!2014
!2013 
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Applicants
|30,247
|31,924 || 30,966 || 27,777 || 31,429 || 34,631 || 35,605 || 34,521 || 36,220 || 35,121 || 31,963 || 34,929
|- 
!Admits
|27,212
| 28,719 || 28,180 || 25,782 || 26,431 || 23,310 || 25,550 || 24,327 || 24,703 || 23,841 || 21,088 || 20,889
|- 
!Admit rate
|90%
| 90% || 91% || 92.8% || 84.1% || 67.3% || 71.8% || 70.5% || 68.2% || 67.9% || 66% || 59.8%
|- 
!Enrolled
|2,338
| 2,984 || 3,339 || 3,148 || 2,779 || 3,689 || 4,286 || 4,323 || 3,570 || 4,259 || 3,751 || 3,611
|- 
!Yield rate
|8.6%
| 10.6% || 11.8% || 12.2% || 10.5% || 15.8% || 16.8% || 17.8% || 14.5% || 17.9% || 17.8% || 17.3%
|- 
!Average GPA
|N/A
| N/A || N/A || N/A || 3.31 || 3.30 || 3.26 || 3.20 || 3.22 || 3.23 || N/A || N/A
|}
Once admitted, students pay tuition set by the CSU and fees set by SFSU. The tuition paid by a student depends on whether they're a California resident, the number of units they're enrolled in, and the type of program they're enrolled in.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fees and Expenses < San Francisco State University |url=https://bulletin.sfsu.edu/fees-financial-aid/fees-expenses/#undergraduatescheduleoffeestext |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=bulletin.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fees and Expenses < San Francisco State University |url=https://bulletin.sfsu.edu/fees-financial-aid/fees-expenses/#graduatescheduleoffeestext |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=bulletin.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fees and Expenses < San Francisco State University |url=https://bulletin.sfsu.edu/fees-financial-aid/fees-expenses/#certificatescheduleoffeestext |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=bulletin.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Fees set by SFSU fund various campus programs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Neal |title=Xplainer: Fall 2024 tuition and fees |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/107607/xplainer/xplainer-fall-2024-tuition-and-fees/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

CSU employees and their dependents may have their campus fees and part of their tuitions waived.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Employee Fee Waiver & Tuition Reduction Program {{!}} Human Resources |url=https://hr.sfsu.edu/employee-fee-waiver-tuition-reduction-program |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=hr.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Eligible veterans and their children may have their tuition and fees waived.<ref>{{Cite web |title=College Fee Waiver |url=https://www.calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/Pages/College-Fee-Waiver.aspx |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=CalVet}}</ref>

The university's financial aid office estimates that housing costs will be the bulk the [[cost of attendance]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cost of Attendance {{!}} Office of Student Financial Aid {{!}} SF State |url=https://financialaid.sfsu.edu/cost-of-attendance |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=financialaid.sfsu.edu}}</ref> 64% of students receive some form of financial aid including grants, work-study awards, and loans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco State University 2023-2024 Viewbook |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/Viewbook2023_accessable.pdf |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=San Francisco State University}}</ref>

== Student body ==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref name="nces-2023">{{Cite web |title=College Navigator - San Francisco State University |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=san+francisco+state+university&s=all&id=122597#enrolmt |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref>
|-
! Race and ethnicity
! data-sort-type="number" |Total
|
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|39|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|23|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|15|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|10|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Foreign national]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:#008080}}
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:yellow}}
|-
! colspan="3" data-sort-type="number" |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|48|%|2||background:blue}}
|-
| Affluent or middle-class{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|52|%|2||background:red}}
|}

In 2021, SFSU was ranked fifth for diversity nationwide and third for diversity in the western U.S. by the Wall Street Journal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wall Street Journal ranks SF State top 5 for diversity nationwide {{!}} SF State News |url=https://news.sfsu.edu/archive/news-story/wall-street-journal-ranks-sf-state-top-5-diversity-nationwide.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=news.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-11-17 |title=Top Colleges in the West for Diversity |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-colleges-in-the-west-for-diversity-11637100489 |access-date=2023-11-26 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

SFSU has the second largest Asian and Filipino American enrollment percentage in the [[California State University|CSU]] system.<ref name="Ethnicity Enrollment Profile">{{Cite web|url=https://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2018-2019/feth02.htm|title=Ethnicity Enrollment Profile|website=www.calstate.edu|access-date=2019-07-09|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025201228/https://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2018-2019/feth02.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Student life ==

=== Student organizations ===
As of December 2024, SFSU has 288 formally recognized student organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=- GatorXperience |url=https://sfsu.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=sfsu.campuslabs.com}}</ref> In order to receive funding, student organizations must be formally recognized by the Office of Student Activities & Events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reregister a Club/Organization {{!}} Student Activities & Events |url=https://activities.sfsu.edu/202021-returning-student-club-registration |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=activities.sfsu.edu}}</ref> 49 [[Fraternities and sororities|Greek life organizations]] are formally recognized.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greek Life at SF State {{!}} Student Activities & Events |url=https://activities.sfsu.edu/greek-life-sf-state |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=activities.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

=== Housing ===
SFSU has three on-campus housing neighborhoods: the Central Neighborhood, which only houses first-year students, and the North and South Neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are further divided into housing communities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Residential Community Overview {{!}} University Housing |url=https://housing.sfsu.edu/residential-community-overview |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=housing.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Also [[Parkmerced, San Francisco|Parkmerced]], a planned neighborhood consisting of high-rise and low-rise apartments, is located immediately south of the university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Living |url=https://www.parkmerced.com/studentliving |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Parkmerced |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Facilities ===
[[File:SFSU Gator Health Center under construction.png|thumb|The Gator Health Center is currently under construction. The building will house most student health-related services when it's completed.]]

==== Student Health Services ====
Student Health Services, or SHS, operates out of the Student Health Center.<ref name="YouTube-2024">{{Citation |title=Making the most of the Health Center at SFSU | date=November 30, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79_-suHfwjo |access-date=2024-01-02 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Health Services - San Francisco State University - LocalWiki |url=https://localwiki.org/sfsu/Student_Health_Services |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=localwiki.org}}</ref> [[Primary care]], vaccinations, x-rays, pharmacy services, [[Gynaecology|gynecology]] services, and [[Sexually transmitted infection|STI]] testing are some of the services provided.<ref name="YouTube-2024" /><ref name="SFSU-2024c">{{Cite web |title=Student Health Services {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://health.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=health.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sexual Health Services at Student Health Services - San Francisco State University - LocalWiki |url=https://localwiki.org/sfsu/Sexual_Health_Services_at_Student_Health_Services |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=localwiki.org}}</ref> Many of the services are low-cost or provided at no charge to students.<ref name="SFSU-2024c" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nutrition Clinic {{!}} Health Promotion & Wellness |url=https://wellness.sfsu.edu/nutrition-clinic |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=wellness.sfsu.edu}}</ref> In 2023, state law required abortion services to be provided at all SHS locations, which are located at all CSU campuses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alonso |first=Johanna |title=Abortions on Campus |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/01/24/california-universities-launch-abortion-services |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref> SHS is accredited by the [[Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care]].<ref name="SFSU-2024c" />

==== Recreation ====
The main recreation facility at SF State, Mashouf Wellness Center, opened in 2017.<ref name="SFSU-2023d">{{Cite web |title=Green-designed Mashouf Wellness Center opens its doors {{!}} SF State News |url=https://news.sfsu.edu/archive/news-story/green-designed-mashouf-wellness-center-opens-its-doors.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=news.sfsu.edu}}</ref> It is named after [[Manny Mashouf]], who donated $10 million towards the $86.5 million construction costs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunaway |first=Dayvon |title=Future wellness center named after alumni donor |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/60609/latest/news/mashouf-wellness-center-named/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref> The LEED Platinum certified, 118,700-square-foot facility features two heated pools, a hot tub, a sauna, a 41-foot climbing wall, fitness studios, exercise equipment, an indoor running track, a racquetball court, a two basketball courts, a multipurpose activities court.<ref name="SFSU-2023d" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mashouf Wellness Center {{!}} Campus Recreation |url=https://campusrec.sfsu.edu/MWC |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=campusrec.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco State University Mashouf Wellness Center |url=https://www.wrnsstudio.com/project/san-francisco-state-university-mashouf-wellness-center/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=WRNS Studio |language=en-US}}</ref> It was also the university's first LEED rated building.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-19 |title=San Francisco State University, Mashouf Wellness Center by WRNS Studio |url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/31703 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=www.dexigner.com |language=en}}</ref>

In addition, the university's Gymnasium building has a pool and multi-use spaces. The building is mostly used for basketball, volleyball, badminton, and indoor soccer events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gymnasium {{!}} Campus Recreation |url=https://campusrec.sfsu.edu/Gymnasium |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=campusrec.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

==== J. Paul Leonard Library ====
Named after the university's fourth president, the J. Paul Leonard Library houses a collection that includes government documents, maps, sound and visual recordings, in addition to books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Library Facts & Figures {{!}} J. Paul Leonard Library |url=https://library.sfsu.edu/library-facts-figures |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=library.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Approximately 75% of the library's circulating collection is stored in its 45-foot-tall [[Automated storage and retrieval system|library retrieval system]], which was installed between 2008 and 2012, when the library building underwent a renovation and expansion, adding more than 140,000 square feet; also, the addition of the system, which can store approximately a million items, removed the need for [[Library stack|book stacks]], freeing up space for other uses.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Boul |first=Bruce |date=2012-04-12 |title=J. Paul Leonard Library and Sutro Library {{!}} Higher Education |url=https://hmcarchitects.com/news/j-paul-leonard-library-and-sutro-library/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=HMC Architects |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Olson |first=Michelle |title=UPDATE: SF State library installing doors, windows during final stages of construction |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/7656/uncategorized/library-update/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Neal |title=Inside the Library Retrieval System |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/105120/campus-original/inside-the-library-retrieval-system/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

The library building was constructed in three phases in 1953, 1959 and 1971 and used to only house the J. Paul Leonard Library. After the expansion and renovation, the Sutro Library was moved to the fifth and sixth floors of the building.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco State University J. Paul Leonard Library {{!}} Higher Education |url=https://hmcarchitects.com/portfolio/higher-education/san-francisco-state-university-j-paul-leonard-library/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=HMC Architects |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Sutro Library ====
{{Main|Sutro Library}}
The Sutro Library is a branch of the [[California State Library]] on the main campus of the university. The foundation of the library's collection was assembled by former San Francisco mayor [[Adolph Sutro]]. The library was deeded to the State of California by Sutro's heirs with the stipulation that it never leave the city limits of San Francisco, filling his desire to provide the city with a public research library. It was formally given to California State Library in 1913, and opened to the public in 1917.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco Call 28 December 1917 — California Digital Newspaper Collection |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19171228.2.201&srpos=7&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22sutro+library%22-------1 |access-date=2020-09-30 |website=cdnc.ucr.edu}}</ref> Notably, half of the Sutro collection survived the "Great Fire" after the [[San Francisco earthquake of 1906]].<ref name="auto">{{Citation |title=Sutro Library, California State Library |work=The Shakespeare First Folios: A Descriptive Catalogue |year=2011 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230360341.0063 |access-date=2020-09-22 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |doi=10.1057/9780230360341.0063 |isbn=978-0-230-36034-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dillon |first=Richard H. |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31210025350297 |title=The anatomy of a library. |date=1970 |publisher=[Sacramento? |hdl=2027/uc1.31210025350297}}</ref> Collection highlights include 125,000 rare books, antiquarian maps, and archival collections, as well as a genealogical library.

=== Associated Students ===
[[File:Roof of Cesar Chavez Student Center, Oct30, 2023.png|thumb|The top of Cesar Chavez Student Center at night]]
The student government is known as Associated Students Inc. of SF State.<ref name="SFSU-2023e">{{Cite web |title=Associated Students: Your Student Government {{!}} Dean of Students (DOS) |url=https://dos.sfsu.edu/associated-students-your-student-government |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=dos.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Associated Students provides funding for student organizations and operates the Cesar Chavez Student Center, the Early Childhood Education Center, two food pantry programs, a book loan program, a weekly [[farmers' market]], and many other programs and events.<ref name="SFSU-2023e" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Associated Students |url=https://asi.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Associated Students |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Palma |first=Oscar |title=A guide to Associated Students' 13 programs for financial assistance, childcare and more |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/100091/campus-original/a-guide-to-associated-students-13-programs-for-financial-assistance-childcare-and-more/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

==== Cesar Chavez Student Center ====
The Cesar Chavez Student Center was built in the mid-1960s with a capacity of 12,000 students.<ref name="yee">{{cite book |last= Yee|first=Roger |issue=1 |author-link= |date= 2002|title=Educational Environments |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J9kds0NbA0UC |location= |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |page= |isbn=978-1-58471-061-5}}</ref> Around 2002, it was renovated and expanded to 142,160 square feet across five floors with a capacity of over 30,000.<ref name="yee"/> The building includes staff and student offices, a 500-seat auditorium, conference rooms, an art gallery, a multi-cultural center, student lounges, restaurants, a bookstore, and additional restrooms.<ref name="yee"/> In 2003, the Filipino American Community Mural at the center was unveiled, becoming the first Filipino-American mural on a CSU campus.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |editor=Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales |editor2=E.J.R. David |editor3=Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal|date=September 13, 2022 |title= The SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American Studies|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bmN7EAAAQBAJ|location= |publisher= [[Sage Publications]]|page=674 |isbn=9781071828977}}</ref>

==== Project Rebound ====
Project Rebound is a special admissions and support program for formerly incarcerated people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Project Rebound |url=https://asi.sfsu.edu/project-rebound |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Associated Students SFSU|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2024 |title=Project Rebound |url=https://future.sfsu.edu/programs/project-rebound}}</ref> It was founded by [[John Keith Irwin|John Irwin]], a professor of sociology, in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Al-Khasib |first=Sabeen |title=Road to Redemption: Project Rebound |url=https://thepioneeronline.com/47101/campus/road-to-redemption-project-rebound/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=The Pioneer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-29 |title=Project Rebound Celebrates 50 Years of Educating Former Prisoners |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11619934/project-rebound-celebrates-50-years-of-educating-former-prisoners |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=KQED |language=en-us}}</ref> After Irwin served five years at [[Soledad State Prison]] in the 1950s for armed robbery, he wanted to create a program that provided educational support to people like him.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Bates|first1=Kristin A. |last2= Swan| first2= Richelle S.|author-link= |date=March 28, 2023 |title= Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DHeoEAAAQBAJ |location= |publisher=[[SAGE Publications]] |page= |isbn=9781071862278}}</ref> The program has grown since its founding at SFSU, with 15 CSU campuses now having Project Rebound programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Project Rebound |url=https://www.csueastbay.edu/projectrebound/history-of-project-rebound.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.csueastbay.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Project Rebound {{!}} CSU |url=https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/student-success/project-rebound |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.calstate.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Rhythms Music Festival ====
The annual event started as a joke when a student, Franko Ali, made a Facebook group called "RAVE IN THE ANNEX – Approved if 15,000 SF State Students join this group."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/174380578116 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Neal |title=Destroy Lonely to headline 13th Annual Rhythms Music Festival |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/106404/ae/destroy-lonely-to-headline-13th-annual-rhythms-music-festival/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref> Over 5,000 people joined.<ref name=":0" /> In 2010, a year after Ali made the group, he was elected to the student government. A three-day music festival resulted.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The first festival took place in March 2011.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Headliners
|-
|2011
|[[Grieves]], [[Budo (musician)|Budo]], [[The Hood Internet]], [[Toro y Moi]]<ref name="cargocollective-2024">{{Cite web |title=Rhythms Music Festival - Franko Ali |url=https://cargocollective.com/frankoali/Rhythms-Music-Festival |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=cargocollective.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|[[Toro y Moi]]<ref name="Mulich-2023">{{Cite web |last=Mulich |first=Hunter |title=Rhythms Music Festival schedule |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/26577/latest/life/rhythms-schedule/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|[[Big Boi]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Jonathan |title=Costly Rhythms Music Festival attracts low student turnout |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/45226/latest/life/costly-rhythms-music-festival-attracts-low-student-turnout/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|[[Timeflies]]<ref name="YouTube-2023">{{Citation |title=Rhythms Just Got Bigger | date=February 18, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Tw8hQU0V4 |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|[[G-Eazy]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruidas |first=Kalani |title=Rhythms Music Festival brings familiar faces and new Bay Area talent |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/65192/latest/life/rhythms-music-festival-bay-area/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|[[Kehlani]]<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Adrian Pintor |author2=Connor Hunt |author3=Ryan Zaragoza |author4=Madeline Manson|title=Math rock band opens for Kehlani at Rhythms Music festival |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/72177/multimedia/math-rock-band-opens-for-kehlani-at-rhythms-music-festival/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Trent |date=2016-04-15 |title=Kehlani Headlines San Francisco State University Event |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.38363/title.kehlani-headlines-san-francisco-state-university-event |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|[[Vince Staples]]<ref>{{Citation |title=Rhythms Music Fest Archive 2017 | date=April 11, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4cAPFtt0Dc |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|[[T-Pain]]<ref name="YouTube-2023" />
|-
|2019
|[[Hayley Kiyoko]]<ref>{{Citation |title=Hayley Kiyoko @ SFSU! | date=March 8, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxzZiIDROhc |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|[[Bishop Briggs]]<ref name="YouTube-2020">{{Citation |title=Bishop Briggs Coming to SF! {{!}} Rhythms Music Festival 2020 | date=February 18, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-znnKg2pPHo |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|[[Rico Nasty]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vargas |first=Sydney |title=Keeping The Depot alive, through the spirit of its manager |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/97258/campus-original/keeping-the-depot-alive-by-the-spirit-of-its-manager/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|[[Baby Tate (rapper)|Baby Tate]]<ref name="Eventbrite-2022">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-06 |title=11th Annual RHYTHMS MUSIC FESTIVAL- Baby Tate , ft. Phony Ppl |url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annual-rhythms-music-festival-baby-tate-ft-phony-ppl-tickets-292605901127 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Eventbrite |language=en-us}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Lupe Fiasco]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pratap |first=Ishaan |title=Lupe Fiasco headlines 12th Annual Rhythms Music Festival |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/102940/ae/lupe-fiasco-headlines-12th-annual-rhythms-music-festival/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=KALW Music programmers judge SFSU Battle of the DJs, Bands |url=https://www.kalw.org/2023-05-22/kalw-music-programmers-judge-sfsu-battle-of-the-djs-bands |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=KALW |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|[[Destroy Lonely]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Rhythms |url=https://asi.sfsu.edu/rhythms |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Associated Students |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1"/>
|}
[[Del the Funky Homosapien]], and [[K Theory]] also performed in 2012.<ref name="cargocollective-2024" /><ref name="Mulich-2023" /> In 2020, the event was planned to be held at the [[Fort Mason]] Festival Pavilion instead of the Annex but was canceled due to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Neal |title=Destroy Lonely to headline 13th Annual Rhythms Music Festival |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/106404/ae/destroy-lonely-to-headline-13th-annual-rhythms-music-festival/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref><ref name="YouTube-2020" /> In 2021, the festival was held over Zoom.<ref name="Campuslabs-2021">{{Cite web |title=RHYTHMS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021: Opener Show |url=https://sfsu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7020676 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=sfsu.campuslabs.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Phony Ppl]] also performed in 2022.<ref name="Eventbrite-2022" /> [[Redveil]] also performed in 2024.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Annual Folk Festival ===
Associated Students hosted the annual San Francisco State College Folk Festival from 1962 to 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/san-francisco-1966-folk-festival|title = San Francisco 1966 Folk Festival Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images}}</ref><ref>*https://newspaperarchive.com/lowell-sun-may-02-1966-p-2/
*http://brunoceriotti.weebly.com/the-blues-project.html
*https://farinafiles1.tripod.com/timeline.htm
*https://www.diggers.org/chrono_notes.htm
*https://www.classicposters.com/poster/199/
*https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1966/Billboard-1966-03-19-II-Music-on-Campus-OCR-Page-0030.pdf
*https://woodyguthriecenter.org/archives/collections/ronald-d-cohen-folk-music-research-collection/
*http://sfmuseum.org/hist1/rock.html
*https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/items/d49eba42-a635-4b3b-8604-463070a23f6a
*https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/american-songwriter-record-producer-and-musician-al-kooper-news-photo/1257223144</ref><ref>*https://www.nicholasjennings.com/1968-the-year-of-lightfoot-s-u-s-breakthrough
*https://folkways.si.edu/vern-ray/san-francisco-1968/country-bluegrass/music/album/smithsonian
*https://kpsu.org/ankenytwang/way-west-maddox-brothers-vern-ray-classic-cowboys/
*http://www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_SF_State_College.htm</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=That Be-Bop-A-Lula Cat – Jungle Records |url=https://junglerecords.fi/tuote/vincent-gene-that-be-bop-a-lula-cat/}}</ref> The 2nd Annual Folk Festival included performances by [[Jerry Garcia]] and [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digital Collections - Libraries - Northwestern University |url=https://digitalcollections.library.northwestern.edu/items/7dac2f01-b9d5-44a7-8be5-5660c4d90271}}</ref>[[File:SFSU Bike Repair Station.jpg|thumb|A bike maintenance station with tools attached to cables, near the university's Gymnasium.]]

=== Bicycling ===
SFSU was designated by the [[League of American Bicyclists]] as a bronze-level bicycle friendly university in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SF State on a roll to becoming a more bike-friendly university {{!}} SF State News |url=https://news.sfsu.edu/archive/news-story/sf-state-roll-becoming-more-bike-friendly-university.html |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=news.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2023 |title=All Current BFU Awards through 2023 |url=https://bikeleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BFU_Award_List_2023_ALL_BY_STATE.pdf |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=League of American Bicyclists}}</ref>

From 1996 to 2017, there was a staffed, enclosed bike storage area in a parking garage the rear of the Gymnasium building.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-04 |title=Fall 2015 Issue 11 by Golden Gate Xpress - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/goldengatexpress/docs/merged_0bb825e69ff445 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Bike Parking & Routes {{!}} PARKING & TRANSPORTATION |url=https://parking.sfsu.edu/bike-parking-routes |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=parking.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUPVhEkwj5Y |title=SFSU: Campus bike barn |date=2011-03-09 |last=unofficialcampustour |access-date=2024-05-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The Bike Barn had the capacity for up to 200 bicycles, skateboards, and scooters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-01 |title=One New California Bicycle Friendly University: S.F. State - Streetsblog California |url=https://cal.streetsblog.org/2016/12/01/one-new-california-bicycle-friendly-university-s-f-state |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=cal.streetsblog.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Support for Sustainable Transportation {{!}} San Francisco State University {{!}} Scorecard {{!}} Institutions {{!}} STARS Reports |url=https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/san-francisco-state-university-ca/report/2017-02-15/OP/transportation/OP-18/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was closed due to lack of usage and funding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Support for Sustainable Transportation {{!}} San Francisco State University {{!}} Scorecard {{!}} Institutions {{!}} STARS Reports |url=https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/san-francisco-state-university-ca/report/2018-06-08/OP/transportation/OP-18/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> It suffered from a lack of funding, maintenance, and publicity before it closed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-30 |title=Students Suggest Ways to Get Peers Biking to SF State University - Streetsblog San Francisco |url=https://sf.streetsblog.org/2014/09/29/students-suggest-ways-to-get-peers-biking-to-sf-state-university |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=sf.streetsblog.org |language=en}}</ref>

=== Media ===

==== Golden Gate Xpress ====
''Golden Gate Xpress'' is the university's daily online student newspaper.<ref name="The Independent-2016" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Gate Xpress |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Journalism {{!}} College of Liberal & Creative Arts |url=https://journalism.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=journalism.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The university's newspaper has changed names several times, but its history can be traced back to 1899.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ABOUT |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/about/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref> ''Golden Gate Xpress'' has been awarded by the [[Associated Collegiate Press]], College Media Association, and the [[Hearst Communications|Hearst]] Journalism Awards Program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACP - Pacemaker 100 |url=https://studentpress.org/acp/2021/07/08/pacemaker-100/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="SFSU-2024d">{{Cite web |title=Awards and Honors {{!}} Department of Journalism |url=https://journalism.sfsu.edu/awards-and-honors |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=journalism.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=jstone |date=2023-10-31 |title=CMA 2023 Pinnacle Award Winners |url=https://collegemedia.org/cma-2023-pinnacle-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=College Media Association |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Xpress Magazine ====
''Xpress Magazine'' is a free student magazine published during the fall and spring semesters. Four issues are published per semester, two of which are also printed. The magazine was originally known as Prism and dates back December 1969. In October 1999, the magazine was published for the first time under its current name.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xpress Magazine |url=https://xpressmagazine.org/about-2/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Xpress Magazine}}</ref> ''Xpress Magazine'' has been awarded by the [[Associated Collegiate Press]].<ref name="SFSU-2024d" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ACP - ACP names top student magazines |url=https://studentpress.org/acp/2022/09/26/2022-magazine-pacemaker-finalists/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== SF State Magazine ====
The university's Strategic Marketing and Communications department publishes ''SF State Magazine''. The semiannual publication is mailed to over 80,000 alumni.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SF State Magazine {{!}} CASE |url=https://www.case.org/awards/circle-excellence/2021/sf-state-magazine |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.case.org |language=en}}</ref>

==== Transfer Magazine ====
Since 1950, undergraduate students in the Creative Writing department have published ''Transfer Magazine'', featuring literature and art by SFSU students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transfer 119.pdf |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/17GLpYP_qeb1tBWj-ilK-16Ip9YYpI-qd/view?pli=1&usp=embed_facebook&usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Google Docs}}</ref><ref name="SFSU-2024e">{{Cite web |title=Alumni & Student Publications & Department Publications {{!}} Department of Creative Writing |url=https://creativewriting.sfsu.edu/alumni-student-publications-department-publications |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=creativewriting.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref name="Jones-2012">{{Cite web |date=2012-04-28 |title=Arielle Jones; Fiction Editor of Transfer Magazine and Runway Model |url=https://www.hercampus.com/school/san-francisco/arielle-jones-fiction-editor-transfer-magazine-and-runway-model/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Fourteen Hills ====
Creative Writing graduate students have published ''[[Fourteen Hills]]'', an international literary journal, since 1994.<ref name="SFSU-2024e"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-12 |title=Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review |url=https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/fourteen_hills_the_sfsu_review |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Poets & Writers |language=en}}</ref>

==== Urban Action ====
Students enrolled in Urban Planning and Studies courses at the university have been publishing ''Urban Action'', an annual journal consisting of research papers, photo essays, and other works. The journal started in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urban Action Journal {{!}} School of Public Affairs & Civic Engagement |url=https://pace.sfsu.edu/urban-action-journal |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=pace.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Journal {{!}} Urban Action |url=https://journals.calstate.edu/ua/about |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=journals.calstate.edu}}</ref>

==== Sutro Review ====
Since 2016, the Department of English Language and Literature has published ''Sutro Review: SF State Journal for Undergraduate Composition'', an academic journal for writing and art by undergraduates, edited by graduate students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sutro Review {{!}} Department of English Language and Literature |url=https://english.sfsu.edu/sutro-review |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=english.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.sutroreview.com/about.html |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Sutro Review |language=en}}</ref>

==== KSFS ====
KSFS is a [[Campus radio|college radio station]] run by Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (BECA) students, streaming online, at 100.7 on Comcast Cable radio in San Francisco, and at 88.1 FM near or at the main campus.<ref>*{{cite web|url=http://userwww.sfsu.edu:80/~ksfs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406081440/http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ksfs/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2005|title=KSFS|date=6 April 2005|website=sfsu.edu|via=archive.org|access-date=10 September 2018|df=mdy-all}}
*{{cite web|url=http://baylindo.com/bayradio|title=radio Guide|website=baylindo.com|access-date=10 September 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentPrint.aspx?id=7160|title=Media List|website=City of Berkeley|access-date=10 September 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/biz/local/KSFS-1007-FM/1442410465982100/|title=KSFS 100.7 F.M|website=facebook.com|access-date=10 September 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/radiowaves/article/RADIO-WAVES-2558460.php|title=RADIO WAVES|date=4 December 2005|website=sfgate.com|access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KSFS Radio: Embrace the Chaos |url=https://www.becamedia.net/home/ksfsradio/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SF State News |url=https://www.sfsu.edu/~news/2004/fall/161.htm |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

==Athletics==
{{Main|San Francisco State Gators}}
[[File:San Francisco State Gators logo.svg|thumb|Logo of the San Francisco State Gators]]
The university's intercollegiate athletics teams, the Gators, compete in [[NCAA Division II]] and are a member of the [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] ([[collegiate Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]] competes in the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]]). SFSU fields 12 sports: men's and women's [[cross country running|cross country]], men's and women's [[College soccer in the United States|soccer]], women's [[volleyball]], men's and women's [[College basketball|basketball]], men's [[College baseball|baseball]], wrestling, indoor [[track and field]], outdoor track and field and [[College softball|softball]].

The Gators have also produced 13 [[National Football League]] players, including [[Bill Baird (American football)|Billy Baird]], [[Elmer Collett]], [[Maury Duncan]], [[Carl Kammerer]], Douglas Parrish, and [[Floyd Peters]]. [[Mike Holmgren]] got his collegiate coaching start as the team's Offensive Coordinator in 1981. The [[college football|football]] program ended in 1995.

SF State has produced three [[Major League Baseball]] players, two of whom became All-Stars (former [[New York Mets|Mets]] shortstop [[Bud Harrelson]], and former [[Milwaukee Brewers|Brewers]] and [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] outfielder [[Tommy Harper]]). The soccer program has had one player enter the professional ranks. Jared MacLane played in the soccer [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano|Professional First Division]] in Santa Cruz, [[Bolivia]].

SF State Wrestling sent a wrestler to a national championship meet every year from 1963–64 to 2016–17.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2017 |title=WRE {{!}} Season concludes at NCAA Regionals |url=http://www.sfstategators.com/news/2017/2/25/wrestling-wre-season-concludes-at-ncaa-regionals.aspx?path=wres |access-date=2017-03-28 |website=SF State Athletics}}</ref>

As of 2024, the Gators have earned one NCAA team championship at the Division II level, a 1997 [[NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships|wrestling]] championship.<ref name="champ">{{cite web |title=Championships Summary |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf |access-date=March 3, 2024 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Division II Wrestling Championships Records Book |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/wrestling_champs_records/2016-17/D2.pdf |access-date=19 August 2019 |website=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]}}</ref>

=== Mascot ===
In the early 20th century, collegiate sports at SFSU became more popular, creating a need for a team name, and the search for a mascot started in 1921.<ref name="eliassen35">{{cite book |last=Eliassen |first=Meredith |author-link= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d2ZlX0SwMVIC |title=San Francisco State University |date=2007 |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |isbn=9780738555669 |location= |page=35}}</ref> The university's newspaper at the time, the Bay Leaf, asked for suggestions for a mascot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eliassen |first=Meredith |title=LibGuides: SFSU Archives: Mascot |url=https://libguides.sfsu.edu/sfstatearchives/mascot |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=libguides.sfsu.edu |language=en}}</ref> Students suggested an alligator named "Golden Gater" in reference to the [[Golden Gate]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alli the Gator {{!}} New Student & Family Programs |url=https://newstudentprograms.sfsu.edu/alli-gator |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=newstudentprograms.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref name="KRON4-2023">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-15 |title=Why is SF State's mascot a 'Gator?' |url=https://www.kron4.com/news/why-is-sf-states-mascot-a-gator/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=KRON4 |language=en-US}}</ref> Students voted in favor of the name and the alligator choice was finalized in 1931,<ref name="eliassen35" /> but after numerous misspellings by the newspaper, use of "Golden Gator" stuck.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why is SF State's mascot a Gator? - Library Help |url=https://sfsu.libanswers.com/specialcollections/faq/374281 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=sfsu.libanswers.com}}</ref> In the beginning, two female students were chosen each year as alligator mascots.<ref name="eliassen35" /> The mascot's name was shortened to the Gator,<ref name="KRON4-2023" /> and became Alli Gator in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alli Gator gets a glow up {{!}} SF State News |url=https://news.sfsu.edu/news/alli-gator-gets-glow |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=news.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

==Notable faculty and alumni==
{{Main|List of San Francisco State University people}}SF State's past and present faculty and alumni include 21 [[Pulitzer Prize]] winners, 16 [[Academy Award]] winners, 49 [[Emmy Award]] winners, 10 [[Grammy Award]] winners, 12 [[Tony Award]] laureates.<ref name="SF State Honors">{{cite web |date=2022 |title=About the University |url=https://bulletin.sfsu.edu/about-sfsu/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |publisher=San Francisco State University}}</ref><gallery class="center" perrow="9">
File:Shima and Mazor cropped.jpg|[[Stanley Mazor]], co-inventor of the [[microprocessor]]
File:Yvonne Cagle.jpg|[[Yvonne Cagle]], [[NASA]] astronaut
File:Willie Brown, September 2013 (cropped).jpg|[[Willie Brown (politician)|Willie Brown]], 41st Mayor of San Francisco
File:AnnetteBeningSept2013TIFF.jpg|[[Annette Bening]], actress
File:Manny Mashouf-02-13-08.jpg|[[Manny Mashouf]], founder, [[Bebe Stores|bebe Stores, Inc.]]
File:Anne Rice.jpg|[[Anne Rice]], author of [[the Vampire Chronicles]]
File:Ron Dellums.jpg|[[Ron Dellums]], 48th Mayor of [[Oakland, California|Oakland]]
File:Danny Glover 2014.jpg|[[Danny Glover]], actor
File:Alex Borstein by Gage Skidmore 4 (retouched).jpg|[[Alex Borstein]], actress, voice of [[Lois Griffin|Lois]] on ''[[Family Guy]]''
File:Melba Arkansas-cropped.jpg|[[Melba Pattillo Beals]], journalist and member of the [[Little Rock Nine]]
File:George Miller house photo.jpg|[[George Miller (California politician)|George Miller]], U.S. Congressman, 1975–2015
File:Ben&Donald-1-cropped.jpg|[[Ben Fong-Torres]], journalist for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''
File:Rep. Kevin Mullin official portrait, 118th Congress (1).jpg|[[Kevin Mullin]], U.S. Congressman, 2022–present
File:Jonas Rivera 2009.jpg|[[Jonas Rivera]], producer, [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]]
File:BDWongNYCJune08.jpg|[[BD Wong]], actor
File:Mohammad Javad Zarif 2014.jpg|[[Mohammad Javad Zarif]], Former Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs
File:John Pattitucci photo.jpg|[[John Patitucci]], jazz bassist
File:Dana Carvey at the Governor's Ball following the 41st Annual Emmy Awards cropped.jpg|[[Dana Carvey]], comedian and actor
File:Kirk Hammett 2017.jpg|[[Kirk Hammett]], lead guitarist for [[Metallica]]
File:Oscar Zeta Acosta, Las Vegas 1971.jpg|[[Oscar Zeta Acosta]], attorney, politician, novelist and activist
File:Jeffrey Tambor June 2015.jpg|[[Jeffrey Tambor]], actor
File:Kari Byron at Comicon 2010 crop.jpg|[[Kari Byron]], television host and artist
File:Rob Schneider (48481847712).jpg|[[Rob Schneider]], actor and comedian
File:Johnny Mathis.JPG|[[Johnny Mathis]], singer
File:Ronnie Schell.JPG|[[Ronnie Schell]], comedian and actor, co-starred as Duke on ''[[Gomer Pyle: USMC]]''
File:NOFX @ Arena Joondalup (12 12 2010) (5272638037).jpg|Michael Burkett, a.k.a. [[Fat Mike]], lead vocalist for [[NOFX]]
File:Michael Medved in 2016.jpg|[[Michael Medved]], author and radio talk show host
File:Nina Hartley AEE 2013.jpg|[[Nina Hartley]], pornographic actress, activist and educator
File:Jose Antonio Vargas 2018.jpg|[[Jose Antonio Vargas]], Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and [[California State University|CSU]] trustee
</gallery>

==See also==
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* [[San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve]], 3,710 acres of land under the university's administration and one of 30 National Estuarine Research Reserves
* [[Bay Area Television Archive]]
* [[DOC Film Institute]]
* [[FogCam]], longest-running webcam in the world that started as a student project but is now under university ownership

==Notes==
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==References==
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