Enrollment Trends at San Francisco State

The student population at San Francisco State University is 25,282 (21,961 undergraduate and 3,321 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 5,218 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at San Francisco State is 86.86% which is decreased by 4,488 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 730 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 1.31 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,034 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,202.15% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 28,843 where 25,282 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

86.86% of total students is undergraduate students and 13.14% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 4,488 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 730 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.31 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in San Francisco State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at San Francisco State University since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	30,500	26,449	11,412	15,037	4,051	1,453	2,598
2013-14	29,905 -595	26,156 -293	11,350 -62	14,806 -231	3,749 -302	1,359 -94	2,390 -208
2014-15	29,465 -440	25,938 -218	11,274 -76	14,664 -142	3,527 -222	1,286 -73	2,241 -149
2015-16	30,256 791	26,906 968	11,738 464	15,168 504	3,350 -177	1,240 -46	2,110 -131
2016-17	29,045 -1,211	25,945 -961	11,472 -266	14,473 -695	3,100 -250	1,107 -133	1,993 -117
2017-18	29,758 713	26,680 735	11,781 309	14,899 426	3,078 -22	1,055 -52	2,023 30
2018-19	29,778 20	26,531 -149	11,739 -42	14,792 -107	3,247 169	1,109 54	2,138 115
2019-20	29,032 -746	25,924 -607	11,603 -136	14,321 -471	3,108 -139	1,079 -30	2,029 -109
2020-21	27,349 -1,683	24,024 -1,900	10,710 -893	13,314 -1,007	3,325 217	1,148 69	2,177 148
2021-22	26,899 -450	23,424 -600	10,430 -280	12,994 -320	3,475 150	1,205 57	2,270 93
2022-23	25,282 -1,617	21,961 -1,463	9,749 -681	12,212 -782	3,321 -154	1,185 -20	2,136 -134
Average	28,843	25,449	11,205	14,244	3,394	1,202	2,191

San Francisco State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 25,449 where 21,961 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at San Francisco State University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	26,449	22,510	9,598	12,912	3,939	1,814	2,125
2013-14	26,156	22,111	9,399	12,712	4,045	1,951	2,094
2014-15	25,938	21,713	9,237	12,476	4,225	2,037	2,188
2015-16	26,906	22,206	9,397	12,809	4,700	2,341	2,359
2016-17	25,945	21,515	9,262	12,253	4,430	2,210	2,220
2017-18	26,680	22,263	9,568	12,695	4,417	2,213	2,204
2018-19	26,531	22,191	9,557	12,634	4,340	2,182	2,158
2019-20	25,924	21,687	9,486	12,201	4,237	2,117	2,120
2020-21	24,024	19,847	8,595	11,252	4,177	2,115	2,062
2021-22	23,424	18,629	8,058	10,571	4,795	2,372	2,423
2022-23	21,961	17,379	7,574	9,805	4,582	2,175	2,407
Average	25,449	25,449	9,066	12,029	25,449	2,139	2,215

San Francisco State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 3,394 where 3,321 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at San Francisco State University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,051	2,459	853	1,606	1,592	600	992
2013-14	3,749	2,311	801	1,510	1,438	558	880
2014-15	3,527	2,194	765	1,429	1,333	521	812
2015-16	3,350	2,067	750	1,317	1,283	490	793
2016-17	3,100	1,900	646	1,254	1,200	461	739
2017-18	3,078	1,952	611	1,341	1,126	444	682
2018-19	3,247	1,995	634	1,361	1,252	475	777
2019-20	3,108	1,921	624	1,297	1,187	455	732
2020-21	3,325	2,172	699	1,473	1,153	449	704
2021-22	3,475	2,236	761	1,475	1,239	444	795
2022-23	3,321	2,084	707	1,377	1,237	478	759
Average	3,394	3,394	714	1,404	3,394	489	788

San Francisco State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 17.31% and the percentage of black students is 5.82% at San Francisco State University. 23.85% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at San Francisco State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	75	7,969	1,470	6,437	166	8,689	1,574
2013-14	75	8,124	1,452	6,853	170	7,726	1,625
2014-15	65	7,888	1,378	6,737	186	6,960	1,588
2015-16	50	7,838	1,420	8,321	142	6,685	1,683
2016-17	52	7,640	1,404	8,383	128	6,086	1,687
2017-18	55	7,435	1,593	9,261	120	5,924	1,831
2018-19	50	7,393	1,611	9,595	135	5,650	1,755
2019-20	49	7,209	1,706	9,505	157	5,286	1,603
2020-21	47	6,789	1,573	9,195	153	4,737	1,457
2021-22	45	6,457	1,505	9,232	167	4,653	1,384
2022-23	38	6,031	1,472	9,237	147	4,376	1,311
Average	55	7,343	1,508	8,432	152	6,070	1,591

San Francisco State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,034 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,202.15% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at San Francisco State University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	29,465	233	7,438	21,794
2015-16	30,256	373	6,184	23,699
2016-17	29,045	322	7,825	20,898
2017-18	29,758	386	9,878	19,494
2018-19	29,778	418	10,593	18,767
2019-20	29,032	473	10,880	17,679
2020-21	27,349	25,452	1,107	790
2021-22	26,899	14,003	11,185	1,711
2022-23	25,282	3,034	14,727	7,521
Average	28,540	4,966	8,869	14,706

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