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• The University of San Francisco is a private Jesuit Catholic university offering both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1855
  2. Location: San Francisco, California
  3. President: Stephen A. Privett, SJ
  4. Faculty: 506University of SF: About
  5. Student enrollment: 8,722University of SF: About
  6. Mascot: The Don
  7. Motto: "Pro urbe et universitate" (Latin for "For city and university")
  8. [http: //www.wunderground.com/US/CA/San_Francisco.html Current Weather]

• History

  In 1855, the university was established as the city of San Francisco's first institution of higher education by the Jesuit Fathers. The original college was called St. Ignatius Academy but was later named University of San Francisco in 1930.University of SF: History

• The Campus

  USF occupies 55 acres and is San Francisco's largest independent university campus. Located on a hilltop near Golden Gate Park, it overlooks downtown San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean.USF:Brief History

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