San Francisco University Hs

San Francisco · San Francisco County · Private
Private San Francisco County ~111 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
415 (2020)488 (2025)
+17.6%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
109 (2020)111 (2025)
+1.8%

If this trend holds (+3.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~504 +16 $0
3 yr (2028) ~538 +50 $0
5 yr (2030) ~574 +86 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach
60%
67 admits / 111 seniors
+10.0 pp above peer median (50.4%) · Ranked #3 of 11 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 46.9% 2025 · 60.4%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
50.4%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
60.4%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 60.4%

Higher than 93% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

San Francisco University Hs's UC Reach of 60.4% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 60 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 42 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, San Francisco University Hs's UC Reach is higher than 93% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
309.0%
343 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.
In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · higher than 96% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
19.5%
67 / 343 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 14% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
11.9%
8 enrolled of 67 admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach
7.2%
8 enrollees / 111 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
82%
54% finished in 4 yrs · N=22 entered 2002
In context: CA median 84.0% · -2.2 pp vs. median.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
45.9
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 92% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
16.2
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 96% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
111
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
488
All grades · Private School Affidavit

Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.

San Francisco University Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · San Francisco · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, San Francisco University Hs sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 11): 60% vs. a peer median of 50%.
  • Its UC Reach has slipped 8 points since 2020 — worth watching.
  • Senior-class enrollment is up 2% (109→111 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +10%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+3.3%/yr); projects to ~538 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

488 students (2025)
~538 projected (2028)
at +3.3%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
San Francisco University Hs Private · secular 488 60.4% +2%
Peer-group median 50.4% +10%
Urban School of San Francisco Private · secular 420 37.4% -15%
Bay School of San Francisco Private · secular 410 52.9% +28%
Lick Wilmerding High School Private · secular 559 55.4% +14%
San Francisco Waldorf Hs Private · secular 320 7.5% +14%
Drew School Private · secular 302 20.0% +8%
Marin Academy Private · secular 454 42.5% +3%
College Preparatory School Private · secular 373 76.9% +1%
Branson School Private · secular 395 51.2% +9%
San Domenico School Private · secular 391 63.8% +18%
Crystal Springs Uplands Sch Private · secular 347 49.5% +11%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs
4.11
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.28

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus

How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA? Based on 2024 (latest GPA available).

Campus Applicant GPA (avg) Actual admit rate CA peer avg Δ Verdict
UC Berkeley 4.12 15.7% 17.4% -1.7pp On target
UCLA 4.12 7.5% 9.6% -2.1pp On target
UC San Diego 4.11 23.1% 17.1% +6.0pp Over
UC Santa Barbara 4.11 25.5% 37.2% -11.7pp Under
UC Irvine 4.09 11.5% 25.2% -13.7pp Under
UC Davis 4.11 30.9% 33.2% -2.3pp On target
"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where San Francisco University Hs sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (18.7% actual vs. 22.6% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach % (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Yield Avg GPA (App) '24 Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite 71 10 3 14.1% 9.0% 30.0% 4.12 4.21
UCLA → Elite 73 8 5 11.0% 7.2% 62.5% 4.12 4.34
UC San Diego → Selective 62 14 22.6% 12.6% 4.11 4.29
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 58 13 22.4% 11.7% 4.11 4.29
UC Irvine → Selective 31 6 19.4% 5.4% 4.09 4.14
UC Davis → 48 16 33.3% 14.4% 4.11 4.31
⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.
UC Reach is very strong — more than 60% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.
Strong UC Reach paired with very low yield: this school's students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere — almost certainly at the most selective private universities (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, the top liberal-arts colleges) or elite out-of-state flagships. UC is functioning as a credentialing-grade backup rather than a destination.
The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.
Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.
UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.
Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.
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