| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2010 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
John Pliska,
Director of Undergraduate Admissions |
| Contacting the office: |
415 338-6486
415 337-7196 (fax)
ugadmit@sfsu.edu |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Priority filing date for fall: |
November 30 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
yes |
| Application fee: |
$55 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
no |
| Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: |
no |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Minimum grade of 'C' required in listed secondary school courses. Minimum score of 2900 for SAT Reasoning (694 for ACT) required of in-state applicants; minimum score of 3502 for SAT Reasoning (842 for ACT) required of out-of-state applicants. Applicants with minimum 3.0 GPA and non-resident applicants with minimum 3.61 GPA are not required to submit test scores. However, all applicants for admission are urged to take the SAT or ACT and provide the scores of such tests to seek admission. |
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| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
required |
| Campus visit is: |
neither required nor recommended |
| Interview is: |
required of some |
| Off-campus interview: |
not available |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT or ACT required of some, SAT Subject Test considered if submitted |
| School's test preference: |
no preference |
| Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: |
counseling, placement |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
July 14 for SAT/ACT |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| Foreign language: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| History: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Lab: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Math: |
3 required, 3 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Social studies: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Academic electives: |
1 recommended |
| Other: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Total: |
14 required, 15 recommended |
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| Special requirements for admission to specific programs: |
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- Audition required of music program applicants.
- Audition required of dance program applicants.
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| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
EOP, conditional admission |
| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
no |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
no |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report very important
- class rank not considered
- recommendations considered
- standardized test scores very important
- essay not considered
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview not considered
- extracurricular activities not considered
- particular talent/ability considered
- character/personal qualities not considered
- alumni/ae relationship not considered
- geographical residence not considered
- state residency important
- religious affiliation/commitment not considered
- minority affiliation not considered
- volunteer work not considered
- work experience not considered
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| Average secondary school GPA: |
3.11 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
99% |
| Average SAT: |
505 verbal, 506 math, 501 writing |
| Average ACT: |
21 English, 21 math, 21 composite |
| ACT writing middle 50% range: |
7 - 8 |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
19 - 24 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT scores: |
76% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
17% |
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| Notification of admission: |
on a rolling basis |
| Acceptance of admission: |
must accept by May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
28,218 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
20,465 (73%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
4,032 (20%) |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
no |
| Percent of freshmen who came from public schools: |
82% |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
1% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
partially refundable |
| Room deposit amount: |
$200; $200 room deposit fully refundable if request is put in before published deadline. |
| Admission may be deferred: |
no |
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