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San Francisco State University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and San Francisco State University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how SFSU fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how SFSU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

SFSU is #225 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This scores SFSU among the best of schools in the United States for students!

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This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, SFSU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	502	92.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63	816	92.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62	571	89.1%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62	556	88.9%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	533	93.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	883	92.8%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	138	92.0%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	189	91.0%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	332	86.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160	1,187	86.5%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87	959	90.9%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	540	90.4%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150	1,055	85.8%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	506	85.6%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	300	88.3%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	366	87.7%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67	535	87.5%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146	1,150	87.3%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	231	86.6%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	437	86.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172	933	81.6%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	97	83.5%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145	925	84.3%
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	47	80.9%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130	609	78.6%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	53	96.2%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	102	77.5%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	573	81.7%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	32	93.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108	471	77.1%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96	481	80.0%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	16	93.8%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	11	90.9%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158	654	75.8%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	53	96.2%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138	630	78.1%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	36	94.4%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	460	77.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	89	89.9%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	82	89.0%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	49	87.8%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	18	88.9%
Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	51	72.6%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	10	76	86.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	378	69.8%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	24	83.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	89	89.9%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	238	72.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	8	50	84.0%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101	320	68.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117	416	71.9%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78	244	68.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	7	41	82.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	49	87.8%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6	34	82.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	8	47	83.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	66	87.9%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	28	85.7%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	37	86.5%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	257	70.4%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	8	53	84.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6	37	83.8%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80	255	68.6%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	37	78.4%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	7	40	82.5%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96	294	67.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	27	132	79.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	66	78.8%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	345	67.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	19	112	83.0%
Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	6	66.7%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	19	73.7%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	47	80.9%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	64	81.3%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	17	76.5%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	19	82	76.8%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	22	77.3%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	43	79.1%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	59	79.7%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	7	32	78.1%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	30	73.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	36	77.8%
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	17	70.6%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	9	40	77.5%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	30	76.7%
Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	10	70.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	28	111	74.8%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	61	73.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	14	63	77.8%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6	20	70.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	71	77.5%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	22	98	77.6%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6	23	73.9%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	23	73.9%
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	26	69.2%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	34	121	71.9%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	10	38	73.7%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	20	80	75.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	11	42	73.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	12	39	69.2%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	39	69.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	53	69.8%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	17	60	71.7%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	15	66.7%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	20	62	67.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	22	68	67.7%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	20	69	71.0%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	18	66.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	14	46	69.6%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	53	69.8%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	44	68.2%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	40	67.5%

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