Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. San Francisco graduates 34 pts more of its students than National (77% vs. 42%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. San Francisco grads earn $22.3K more ten years out than National's ($89,812 vs. $67,548)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    National has 16 pts more first-gen students than U. San Francisco (44% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    National has 2.0× as many undergrads as U. San Francisco

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. San Francisco is more diverse (index 0.80 vs. 0.76)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    National has 1 pts more Pell recipients than U. San Francisco (29% vs. 28%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. San Francisco admits 62%; National doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. San Francisco62%
NationalNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. San FranciscoSelective
  • NationalNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
U. San Francisco
1190–1390
NationalNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. San FranciscoGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • NationalNot reported

Who's on each campus

National is twice U. San Francisco's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. San Francisco5.3K
National10.8K
Pell Grant share
U. San Francisco28%
National29%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; U. San Francisco has 11 students per faculty member to National's 16.

Students per faculty member
U. San Francisco11 to 1
National16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. San FranciscoRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%
  • NationalRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%

What each costs

Only U. San Francisco reports an average cost ($48.5K).

Average cost, all students
U. San Francisco$48.5K
NationalNot reported
Aid generosity
U. San Francisco40%
NationalNot reported

What each pays off

U. San Francisco's former students earn more, a median $89.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 77% at U. San Francisco to 42% at National.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. San Francisco$89.8K
National$67.5K
Graduation rate
U. San Francisco77%
National42%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. San Francisco, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. San FranciscoGrowing+43%
  • NationalNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why