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College · Catholic life on campus

City College of San Francisco

  • LocationSan Francisco, CA
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 17,808 students
Official website

City College of San Francisco is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.4 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of City College of San Francisco, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Finn Barrs Roman Catholic Church: 0.4 mi1Saint Emydius Roman Catholic Church: 0.6 mi2St. Michael Korean Catholic Church: 0.9 mi3Saint Brendan Catholic Church: 1.2 mi4Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church: 1.4 mi5Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish: 1.5 mi6City College of San Francisco (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Finn Barrs Roman Catholic Church — 0.4 mi · 419 Edna Street
  2. Saint Emydius Roman Catholic Church — 0.6 mi
  3. St. Michael Korean Catholic Church — 0.9 mi · 32 Broad Street, San Francisco
  4. Saint Brendan Catholic Church — 1.2 mi
  5. Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church — 1.4 mi
  6. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish — 1.5 mi · 60 Wellington Avenue, Daly City

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member24 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
17,808
Total students17,808
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$6,906
Cost of attendance (per year)$16,870
Median federal debt at graduation$8,218
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
40%
First-year retention70%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$45,805
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants17%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of San Francisco

The Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption

Source: sfarch.org, sfarch.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Is City College of San Francisco a Catholic college?
No. City College of San Francisco is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.

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