San Francisco State University (SFSU) is a renowned major public comprehensive university established in 1899 and a premier campus of the 23-member California State University (CSU) system. Located in a scenic neighborhood of southwestern San Francisco near Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean, SF State serves over 24,000 students from virtually every U.S. state and more than 100 nations worldwide. Recognized as a national leader in social justice, community engagement, and civic innovation, SFSU established the first College of Ethnic Studies in the United States. The university comprises six distinguished academic colleges: Lam Family College of Business (AACSB-accredited), College of Liberal & Creative Arts (housing the world-renowned School of Cinema and Marcus Hall for Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts), College of Science & Engineering (ABET-accredited engineering, biotechnology, and computer science), College of Health & Social Sciences (CCNE-accredited nursing, physical therapy, and social work), Graduate College of Education, and College of Ethnic Studies. Offering over 270 undergraduate majors, master's degrees, blended bachelor's/master's tracks, doctoral programs (Ed.D. and joint Ph.D. in Education with UC Berkeley), credentials, and certificates, SFSU combines deep academic rigor with unparalleled internship and career pathways throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley technology, financial, biomedical, and creative ecosystems.

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