+22%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at University of San Francisco rose 22% between 2007 and 2010 ($14.4k → $17.5k).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California. 5,697 undergraduate students. 109 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of San Francisco
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of San Francisco fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.5% → 0.0%).
+17%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of San Francisco rose 17% between 2007 and 2010 ($31.2k → $36.4k).
+13%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of San Francisco rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($53.5k → $60.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$89,812+28% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$69,951
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry71.1%+15% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$19,000+28% · '97→'10
At program completion5,697+25% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS80.1%-1% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time50.8%-22% · '01→'24
latest cohort$58,222+91% · '00→'10
out-of-state $58,222SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.8%Median federal debt $19,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $89,812 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+41%
University of San Francisco · completion · 100% rose
44.7% → 62.8%
+25%
University of San Francisco · undergrad enrollment rose
4,570 → 5,734
+91%
University of San Francisco · in-state tuition rose
$19,060 → $36,380
+217%
University of San Francisco · out-of-state tuition rose
$19,060 → $60,492
+28%
University of San Francisco · median debt rose
$13,625 → $17,500
-100%
University of San Francisco · cohort default rate fell
4.4% → 0.0%
+31%
University of San Francisco · pell share rose
19.4% → 25.4%
+37%
University of San Francisco · earnings_median_8yr rose
$59,600 → $81,618
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$200,485Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$158,515Human Resources Management and Services.$157,232Business Administration, Management and Operations.$150,673Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$149,741Computer Science.$149,331Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.$133,773Public Administration.$116,575Economics.$115,251Law.$114,397Finance and Financial Management Services.$108,756Finance and Financial Management Services.$107,184Business Administration, Management and Operations.$104,526Accounting and Related Services.$101,040International Business.$92,956Marketing.$91,873Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$91,453Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$89,358Economics.$87,378International/Global Studies.$86,010Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$78,351Architecture.$76,078Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.$75,474Education, General.$75,460
Showing top 24 of 41 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
41 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$104,526Business Administration, Management and Operations.$150,673Finance and Financial Management Services.$107,184Marketing.$91,873Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.$75,474Human Resources Management and Services.$157,232International Business.$92,956Accounting and Related Services.$101,040Hospitality Administration/Management.$74,026Finance and Financial Management Services.$108,756
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of San Francisco graduates earn $X” — not “University of San Francisco makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of San Francisco caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.