College · Catholic life on campus
University of California-San Francisco
- LocationSan Francisco, CA
- Type and sizePublic · 4-year · 3,126 students
University of California-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 0.7 miles away.
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Catholic churches nearby
- Saint Anne of the Sunset Catholic Church — 0.7 mi · 810 Judah Street, San Francisco
- Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Church — 0.9 mi · 1520 Page Street
- Saint Ignatius Roman Catholic Church — 0.9 mi · 2150 Fulton Street, San Francisco
- Most Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church — 1.2 mi · 110 Diamond Street
- Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church — 1.3 mi · 4410 Geary Boulevard
- Saint Brendan Catholic Church — 1.4 mi
Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.
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Campus facts
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Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.
Local Church
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.
About this school’s data
- IPEDS unit ID 110699
- Carnegie classification: Special focus: research institution
- Accreditation: WASC Senior College and University Commission (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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- Is University of California-San Francisco a Catholic college?
- No. University of California-San Francisco is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.
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