College · Private nonprofit · San Francisco, CA · City
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$82k
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size259
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $82k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
259 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
How students pay for it.
Pell grants36%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans28%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$30k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $15k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
6-yr median pay$82k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$87k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 259
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Asian27%
- White25%
- Hispanic16%
- Black15%
- Unknown7%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3%
- International3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native2%
First-gen students53%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time47%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 15
What you can study.