The main focus area for this major is Computer Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at San Francisco State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in compsci, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SFSU was ranked #219 on College Factual's Best Schools for compsci list. It is also ranked #25 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for SFSU.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
Fees | $1,264 | $1,264 |
Books and Supplies | $1,038 | $1,038 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,949 | $15,949 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
Learn more about SFSU tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SFSU in CompSci walked away with an average of $19,333 in student debt. That is 16% lower than the national average of $22,937.
The median early career salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SFSU is $67,180 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $66,348.
SFSU does not offer an online option for its compsci bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SFSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 14.3% of the compsci students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 20.6%.
Around 68.3% of compsci bachelor’s degree recipients at SFSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 116 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 34 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 39 |
International Students | 30 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 36 |
Computer Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 265 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.