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Public health at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 83 public health majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 53rd of 328 schools we score for public health, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#53 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year831% of the class
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate96%whole school

Around San Francisco State University

// Reel-to-rell recorders and magnetic tape by Sameer Verma, San Francisco State
Concord Stereophonic 440 tape recorder (18344803338)Photo: Sameer Verma from San Francisco, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Many students and other people gather here by the truckloads when there is some
Student gathering, San Francisco State University (November 2009)Photo: Michael Ocampo · CC BY 2.0 · source
Looka em all. S'many.
SF State studentsPhoto: Orin Zebest from San Francisco, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten, January 2025
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten Jan 30, 2025 0Photo: Grandmaster Huon · CC0 · source

Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Student Health Services, Gator Student Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 7 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. Baylor University 78
  2. University of South Carolina 78
  3. University of Missouri 78
  4. University of Iowa 77
  5. Franklin & Marshall College 77
  6. Loyola University Chicago 77
  7. California State University–East Bay 76
  8. University at Albany–SUNY 76

Other strong majors at San Francisco State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Francisco State University with every school we score in public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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