University of San Francisco Outcomes: $91K Earnings (2026)

How much do University of San Francisco graduates earn?

The reported median is $91,483 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $23,233 per year.

Completers at University of San Francisco earn a median of $91,483 four years after completion, a level in the 95th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That median sits above the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of $68,250 by $23,233.

Graduates earn about $22,169 more than expects for similar students, placing that outcome in the 97th percentile nationally. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,672.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $14,497. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $845. This places the return in the 96th percentile nationally.

The earnings scenarios show a wide range, from $57,189 on the downside to $137,695 on the upside, reflecting the mix of programs at the university. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the upper end, Computer Science graduates report median earnings of $150,341 four years after completion, from 76 degrees awarded a year. Nursing, the largest program, follows at $143,356 with 247 degrees awarded, and Business Administration and Management graduates earn $104,390 from 125 degrees awarded.

An estimated 30.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $91,483
Rank for difference from expectations: 97th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of San Francisco reported median: $91,483
Peer schools comparable schools · $23,233 below University of San Francisco: $68,250
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $22,169 below University of San Francisco: $69,314

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $57,189
Median · reported: $91,483
Higher estimate: $137,695

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of San Francisco graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

University of San Francisco graduates’ reported earnings are $22,169 above that expectation, the 97th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of San Francisco caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at University of San Francisco report the highest earnings?

The University of San Francisco's largest programs span a wide earnings range, with several earning strong national ranks from Azimuth. Nursing, the largest program with 247 degrees awarded, shows a median of $143,356 four years after completion and an Azimuth national rank of #5 in the field.

Marketing follows with 110 degrees awarded, a median of $91,815, and a national rank of #12. Psychology, the second-largest program at 150 degrees awarded, reports a more moderate median of $65,071 and earns an Azimuth national rank of #22.

The contrast between a top-ranked clinical field like Nursing and a large social-science program like Psychology shows a substantial spread in early-career earnings, a pattern that runs across the university's program mix.

University of San Francisco publishes earnings data for 19 bachelor's programs, 18 of which hold an Azimuth national rank. The largest program, Nursing, awarded 247 degrees and carries a national rank of #5 with median earnings of $143,356 four years after completion.

Business Administration and Management awarded 125 degrees and shows median earnings of $104,390, while Psychology awarded 150 degrees, ranks #22 nationally, and reports a median of $65,071. Among the university's best-ranked programs, Marketing holds a national rank of #12 with 110 degrees awarded and a median of $91,815.

It also ranks #2 in California. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication ranks #14 nationally, awarded 22 degrees, and reports a median of $81,285.

The highest-earning program, Computer Science, awarded 76 degrees and its completers earn a median of $150,341.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the university's program mix show how earnings vary by field: a downside of $57,189, a typical outcome of $91,483, and an upside reaching $137,695. At the high end, Computer Science graduates earn a median of $150,341 four years after completion, while Psychology, one of the largest programs, sits at $65,071.

Graduates of University of San Francisco earn a median of $91,483 four years after completion, a figure that places the university in the 95th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings cohort for this measure is 1,761 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.

Graduates earn about $22,169 more than the model expects for similar students. That puts the gap at the 97th percentile.

Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, put the typical figure at $91,483, with a downside scenario of $57,189 and an upside scenario of $137,695. An estimated 30.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.