University of San Francisco Ranking
On its main campus, the University of San Francisco (USF), which was founded in 1855, provides more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, professional, and certificate programmes. The university also has programmes available at a number of other campuses. According to QS - Global University Ranking, the University of San Francisco has been ranked between 801 and 1000 for three years in a row, from 2018 to 2020. For the uninitiated, Times Higher Education (THE) accords equal weight to teaching, research, and citations at 30% each while placing the highest priority on academic reputation at 40% in the QS World University Ranking.
Moreover, the University of San Francisco is mentioned in the 2021 edition of the US News & World Report's National University Ranking, where it holds the 103rd place position. Before, the university had the 96th and 97th positions for 2018 and 2019, respectively. In addition to other rating factors, the US News & World Report bases their rankings on the number of publications cited, global research reputation, and regional research reputation (12.5% each).
- #19 in Universities in California by Times Higher Education, 2022
- #154 in US College Rankings by Times Higher Education, 2022
- #1001-1200 in QS World University Rankings, 2023
- #103 in National Universities by U.S. News and World Report, 2022
- #88 in Best Value Schools by U.S. News and World Report, 2022
