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 4,623 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at San Francisco State is 86.86% which is decreased by 4,195 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 428 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.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 28,677 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 4,195 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 428 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 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1429,90526,15611,35014,8063,7491,3592,390
2014-1529,465
-440
25,938
-218
11,274
-76
14,664
-142
3,527
-222
1,286
-73
2,241
-149
2015-1630,256
791
26,906
968
11,738
464
15,168
504
3,350
-177
1,240
-46
2,110
-131
2016-1729,045
-1,211
25,945
-961
11,472
-266
14,473
-695
3,100
-250
1,107
-133
1,993
-117
2017-1829,758
713
26,680
735
11,781
309
14,899
426
3,078
-22
1,055
-52
2,023
30
2018-1929,778
20
26,531
-149
11,739
-42
14,792
-107
3,247
169
1,109
54
2,138
115
2019-2029,032
-746
25,924
-607
11,603
-136
14,321
-471
3,108
-139
1,079
-30
2,029
-109
2020-2127,349
-1,683
24,024
-1,900
10,710
-893
13,314
-1,007
3,325
217
1,148
69
2,177
148
2021-2226,899
-450
23,424
-600
10,430
-280
12,994
-320
3,475
150
1,205
57
2,270
93
2022-2325,282
-1,617
21,961
-1,463
9,749
-681
12,212
-782
3,321
-154
1,185
-20
2,136
-134
Average28,67725,34911,18514,1643,3281,1772,151
San Francisco State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 25,349 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 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1426,15622,1119,39912,7124,0451,9512,094
2014-1525,93821,7139,23712,4764,2252,0372,188
2015-1626,90622,2069,39712,8094,7002,3412,359
2016-1725,94521,5159,26212,2534,4302,2102,220
2017-1826,68022,2639,56812,6954,4172,2132,204
2018-1926,53122,1919,55712,6344,3402,1822,158
2019-2025,92421,6879,48612,2014,2372,1172,120
2020-2124,02419,8478,59511,2524,1772,1152,062
2021-2223,42418,6298,05810,5714,7952,3722,423
2022-2321,96117,3797,5749,8054,5822,1752,407
Average25,34925,3499,01311,94125,3492,1712,224
San Francisco State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,328 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 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,7492,3118011,5101,438558880
2014-153,5272,1947651,4291,333521812
2015-163,3502,0677501,3171,283490793
2016-173,1001,9006461,2541,200461739
2017-183,0781,9526111,3411,126444682
2018-193,2471,9956341,3611,252475777
2019-203,1081,9216241,2971,187455732
2020-213,3252,1726991,4731,153449704
2021-223,4752,2367611,4751,239444795
2022-233,3212,0847071,3771,237478759
Average3,3283,3287001,3833,328478767
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 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14758,1241,4526,8531707,7261,625
2014-15657,8881,3786,7371866,9601,588
2015-16507,8381,4208,3211426,6851,683
2016-17527,6401,4048,3831286,0861,687
2017-18557,4351,5939,2611205,9241,831
2018-19507,3931,6119,5951355,6501,755
2019-20497,2091,7069,5051575,2861,603
2020-21476,7891,5739,1951534,7371,457
2021-22456,4571,5059,2321674,6531,384
2022-23386,0311,4729,2371474,3761,311
Average537,2801,5118,6321515,8081,592
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1529,4652337,43821,794
2015-1630,2563736,18423,699
2016-1729,0453227,82520,898
2017-1829,7583869,87819,494
2018-1929,77841810,59318,767
2019-2029,03247310,88017,679
2020-2127,34925,4521,107790
2021-2226,89914,00311,1851,711
2022-2325,2823,03414,7277,521
Average28,5404,9668,86914,706

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