University of California-San Francisco

San Francisco, CA - Undergrads - Grad Rate

School Website

Total Cost

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

After Aid

Median Earnings

$151,742

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price-

Peer Midpoint: -

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$151,742

Peer Midpoint: -

Graduation Rate-

Peer Midpoint: -

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients-

Enrollment Status

Full-Time100.0%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS-

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$1.2M

+$901k

+$749k

Median CostN/A

N/A

Full CostN/A

N/A

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median CostN/A

N/A

Full CostN/A

N/A

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Master's Degrees

Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences

MastCIP: 5105

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$172,560

Natl Median: $235,700

Lifetime Value Added

+$840k

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

MastCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $80,271

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

MastCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,830

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

MastCIP: 1405

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $106,375

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

MastCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$74,017

Natl Median: $76,062

Lifetime Value Added

+$39k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

MastCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$53,300

Earnings (4yr)

$192,159

Natl Median: $89,981

Lifetime Value Added

+$1038k

Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies

MastCIP: 5114

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$262,394

Natl Median: $198,417

Lifetime Value Added

+$1611k

Public Health

MastCIP: 5122

Median Debt

$55,123

Earnings (4yr)

$84,632

Natl Median: $82,751

Lifetime Value Added

+$106k

Public Policy Analysis

MastCIP: 4405

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$124,169

Natl Median: $93,020

Lifetime Value Added

+$451k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$77,233

Earnings (4yr)

$159,229

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$754k

Graduate Certificates

Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences

Gr-CertCIP: 5105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$159,547

Natl Median: $207,164

Lifetime Value Added

+$882k

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

Gr-CertCIP: 5111

Median Debt

$20,500

Earnings (2yr)

$28,598

Natl Median: $69,507

Lifetime Value Added

-$380k

Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies

Gr-CertCIP: 5114

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$174,679

Natl Median: $195,803

Lifetime Value Added

+$1023k

Doctoral Degrees

Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences

DocCIP: 5105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $125,137

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Anthropology

DocCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $77,473

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

DocCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $112,683

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

DocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$96,962

Natl Median: $92,983

Lifetime Value Added

+$72k

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology

DocCIP: 2611

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $153,586

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

DocCIP: 1405

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $131,848

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

DocCIP: 2604

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $99,578

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemistry

DocCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $115,386

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

DocCIP: 2613

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $97,173

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Genetics

DocCIP: 2608

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $102,123

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

DocCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,550

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

DocCIP: 2615

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $96,176

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Pharmacology and Toxicology

DocCIP: 2610

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $108,943

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

DocCIP: 5120

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$182,547

Natl Median: $136,696

Lifetime Value Added

+$676k

Public Health

DocCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $108,962

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

DocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$138,325

Natl Median: $138,131

Lifetime Value Added

+$357k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

DocCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$95,260

Natl Median: $82,724

Lifetime Value Added

+$45k

Sociology

DocCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $88,618

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry

ProfCIP: 5104

Median Debt

$202,253

Earnings (4yr)

$152,323

Natl Median: $170,812

Lifetime Value Added

+$480k

Medicine

ProfCIP: 5112

Median Debt

$131,110

Earnings (4yr)

$112,089

Natl Median: $112,460

Lifetime Value Added

+$184k

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

ProfCIP: 5120

Median Debt

$124,084

Earnings (4yr)

$179,523

Natl Median: $138,348

Lifetime Value Added

+$680k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

ProfCIP: 5123

Median Debt

$102,124

Earnings (4yr)

$96,225

Natl Median: $81,641

Lifetime Value Added

+$66k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.