Overview
At a Glance
School type
Public, 4-year or above
Faculty
3,501 Faculty Members | 1:1 student faculty ratio
Religious affliation
Not applicable
General Information
Address
University of California-San Francisco
500 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, California 94143
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Phone
(415) 476-9000
Website
ucsf.edu/
Mission Statement
UCSF's mission is advancing health worldwide.
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Mission Statement
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UCSF's mission is advancing health worldwide.
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cost & financial aid
Annual tuition & fees
Undergraduate
In state
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Out of state
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Graduate
In state
$12,990
Out of state
$28,092
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Academics
Most Popular Graduate programs
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- International Public Health/International Health
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Medical Science/Scientist
- Health/Medical Physics
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BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
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COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES
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ENGINEERING
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS
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Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
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A program that focuses on the scientific study of the growth, development, diseases, healing properties, and neurological components of the oral cavity, related tissues and organs, and associated craniofacial areas. Includes instruction in oral microbiology microanatomy, craniofacial pain, humoral aspects of disease, etiology and histology of caries, plaque ecology, wound healing, oral disease epidemiology, oral manifestations of systemic disease, lesions, normal and pathologic physiology, and related molecular and physical studies. Examples: [Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (MS)], [Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (PhD)], [Oral and Craniofacial Biology], [Craniofacial Biology], [Oral Biology and Oral Pathology]
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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
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A program that prepares individuals to clean teeth and apply preventive materials, provide oral health education and treatment counseling to patients, identify oral pathologies and injuries, and manage dental hygiene practices. Includes instruction in dental anatomy, microbiology, and pathology; dental hygiene theory and techniques; cleaning equipment operation and maintenance; dental materials; radiology; patient education and counseling; office management; supervised clinical training; and professional standards.
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Health/Health Care Administration/Management
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A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services.
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Medical Science/Scientist
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An undifferentiated clinical science program that prepares clinicians to conduct clinical and translational research in various areas. Note: programs that prepare clinicians to conduct research in specific scientific fields should report under the relevant CIP code series (e.g., Series 26 Biological and Biomedical Sciences). Examples: [Medical Scientist (MS)], [Medical Scientist (PhD)]
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Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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A program that focuses on the application of chemistry to the study of biologically and clinically active substances, biological and pharmacological interactions, and the development of associated research methods, techniques, and clinical trial procedures. Includes instruction in organic chemistry, biochemistry, molecular graphics, rational drug design, toxicology, molecular biology, pharmacology, enzyme mechanisms, receptor theory, neurochemistry, drug metabolism, drug synthesis, biological mechanisms of drug action, research tools and techniques, and laboratory safety. Examples: [Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS)], [Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (PhD)]
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Health/Medical Physics
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A program that focuses on the application of physics, nuclear science, and engineering physics to diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic processes and public health protection. Includes instruction in radiation biophysics, biophysics, health effects of natural and artificially induced radiation, hazard evaluation, environmental radioactivity, nuclear physics, engineering physics, radiobiology, medical radiology, calibration and dosage theory, computer applications and medical informatics, and specific research problems. Examples: [Biomedical Physics]
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International Public Health/International Health
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A program that focuses on the application of public health specializations, the social and behavioral sciences, and policy and communications methods to the study of health problems in low- and middle-income countries and regions, and prepares individuals to function as professional international health specialists. Includes instruction in health education and promotion, research design and evaluation, infectious disease epidemiology, international health policy and management, public nutrition and food security, information systems, program evaluation, medical anthropology, international communication, behavioral sciences, maternal and child health, demography and population policy, and health care finance and economics. Examples: [Global Health]
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Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
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A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. Examples: [Nursing (ASN)], [Nursing (BSN, BScN)], [Nursing (MSN, MScN, MN)], [Registered Nurse (RN)]
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HISTORY
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS
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Health Policy Analysis
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A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues related to domestic and international health and health care systems. Includes instruction in contemporary health issues and policies, politics and economics of health care delivery, epidemiology, public health, comparative and global health, medical law and ethics, statistical methods, and applications to specific public policy topics.
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Medical Anthropology
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A program that focuses on biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and behavioral factors as they relate to health, illness, medical practices, and access to health care services. Includes instruction in ethno-medicine, urban health, international health, psychiatric and psychological anthropology, aging, and health and identity.
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Sociology, General
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A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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Types of Degrees Offered
- Certificate
- Associate's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Doctoral degree
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Admissions
Application Fee
Undergraduate
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Graduate
$105
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Student Life
Student Demographics
Female Students
64%
Male Students
36%
Student Ethnicities
- Asian34.21%
- Caucasian30.65%
- Hispanic/Latino15.37%
- Two Or More Ethnicities8.58%
- Black6.0%
- Not Specified4.84%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.19%
- American Indian/Alaska Native0.16%
Student body breakdown
Total students enrolled
3,256
Graduate students
3,256
Attendance breakdown
Full time
69%
Part time
31%
Student services
- Meal plan
- Counseling services
- Remedial services
- Work-study
- Placement services
- Study abroad
- Weekend/evening classes
- On-campus day care for student's children
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