San Francisco State University
College or university · San Francisco, California
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
- 1,274
- Share of all students
- 5.3%
- Undergraduate / graduate
- 924 / 350
- Change since fall 2015
- -44.5%
International5.3%of students, fall 2023
Year by year
Data as at fall 2023
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International students, fall by fall
Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").
U.S. nonresident students
Data table
| 2015 | 2,296 |
| 2016 | 2,212 |
| 2017 | 2,210 |
| 2018 | 2,320 |
| 2019 | 2,267 |
| 2020 | 1,871 |
| 2021 | 1,874 |
| 2022 | 1,323 |
| 2023 | 1,274 |
| Fall | All students | U.S. nonresident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23,908 | 1,274 | 5.3% |
| 2022 | 25,282 | 1,323 | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 26,899 | 1,874 | 7.0% |
| 2020 | 27,349 | 1,871 | 6.8% |
| 2019 | 29,032 | 2,267 | 7.8% |
| 2018 | 29,778 | 2,320 | 7.8% |
| 2017 | 29,758 | 2,210 | 7.4% |
| 2016 | 29,045 | 2,212 | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 30,256 | 2,296 | 7.6% |
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Undergraduate and graduate
Fall 2023.
- Undergraduate924
- Graduate350
- Rank in California by international students
- 18 of 315
- Share of California's international students
- 1.1%
- Share of all U.S. international students
- 0.12%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
How this school compares
San Francisco State University reports 1,274 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 5.3% of its enrolment, against 4.7% across California's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.
- Share of students from abroad, this school
- 5.3%
- Share across California
- 4.7%
- Share across the United States
- 5.7%
- Change since fall 2015, this school
- -44.5%
- Change since fall 2015, California
- -15.4%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Sponsored jobs in San Francisco
Employers in San Francisco filed 62,593 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 16,467 job titles, at a median offered wage of $167,000.
- Applications since FY2022
- 62,593
- Employers filing
- 6,403
- Median offered wage
- $167,000
- Software Engineer5,831
- Senior Software Engineer2,179
- Associate727
- Staff Software Engineer723
- Software Engineering Smts719
- Data Scientist702
- Product Manager678
- Postdoctoral Scholar642
- Engineering Manager520
- Member of Technical Staff517
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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