San Francisco University High School

3065 Jackson Street, San Francisco CA 94115
Phone: 415-447-3100
Fax: 415-447-3100
Website: www.sfuhs.org
Head of School
Julia Russell Eels
Director of Admission
Aaron Mieszczanski
Established: 1973
Grades: 9-12
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Enrollment
  • 389
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 193
    Boys
  • 196
    Girls
  • 43
    Percent students of color
  • 8:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 14
    Average class size
  • 54
    Faculty
  • 79
    Percent faculty with advanced degrees
  • 18
    Average years teaching
Admissions Process
  • January
    Application deadline (month)
  • $90
    Application fee
  • 0-4
    Average range of openings 10th Grade
  • 0-4
    Average range of openings 11th Grade
  • none
    Average range of openings 12th Grade
Costs
  • $37,200
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • $1310 - $2030
    Other costs
  • January
    Financial aid deadline
  • $26,600
    Average grant
  • 20
    Percent students on financial aid
Academics
  • 9
    HL courses offered
  • 15
    Advanced placement cources offered
  • 506
    AP exams taken
  • 230
    Students taking AP exams
  • 94
    Percent scoring 3 or above
  • 2000-2250
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 650-740
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 670-750
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 680-760
    Mean score Writing
  • 100
    Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
  • 34
    Stanford University
  • 20
    University of California, Berkeley
  • 16
    University of Southern California
  • 13
    Harvard University
  • 12
    Columbia University
Sports
  • 23
    Number of Varsity sports offered
  • 10
    Number of Junior Varsity sports
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University High School welcomes students of demonstrated motivation and ability to engage in an education that fosters responsibility and the spirited pursuit of knowledge.  We are a school where adults believe in the promise of every student, and together we work to build and sustain a community of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and talents.  UHS challenges each individual to live a life of integrity, inquiry, and purpose larger than the self.

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