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Colleges similar to San Francisco State University

15 schools closest to San Francisco State University (Trajecta Score 53) — neighbors in California first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to San Francisco State University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
San Francisco State University (this school) San Francisco, CA 96% $12,278 $68k 53
1 Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Moderate Los Angeles, CA 58% $14,959 $48k 53
2 California State University-San Bernardino Open San Bernardino, CA 94% $4,564 $60k 53
3 Sonoma State University Open Rohnert Park, CA 93% $12,885 $66k 52
4 Thomas Aquinas College Open Santa Paula, CA 83% 1220–1400 $26,196 $56k 52
5 California State University Maritime Academy Open Vallejo, CA 95% $20,555 $95k 53
6 California State University-Channel Islands Open Camarillo, CA 95% $9,849 $62k 52
7 Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Open Boston, MA $15,488 $58k 53
8 College of Charleston Moderate Charleston, SC 60% 1140–1310 $18,960 $56k 53
9 Maria College of Albany Moderate Albany, NY 44% $13,082 $55k 53
10 Miami University-Oxford Open Oxford, OH 75% 1220–1390 $28,384 $55k 53
11 Ner Israel Rabbinical College Open Baltimore, MD 66% $13,572 $66k 53
12 University of Louisville Open Louisville, KY 79% 1040–1270 $17,988 $54k 53
13 Florida Gulf Coast University Moderate Fort Myers, FL 63% 1040–1200 $12,568 $55k 52
14 Rider University Open Lawrenceville, NJ 79% 1100–1320 $24,792 $62k 53
15 Salisbury University Open Salisbury, MD 87% 1180–1320 $17,743 $62k 53

How these are picked: schools in California with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →