San Francisco Bay University
Acceptance rate
95.8%
2025
Tuition per year
$8,830
$19,530 with room and board
Peer median $23,938
Undergraduates
126
Student-faculty ratio 10:1
Peer median 10 : 1
“Peers” are all 11 private engineering and technology schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Fremont, California
- Website
- www.sfbu.edu
- Undergraduates
- 126
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Also known as
- SFBU
- Academic calendar
- Trimester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Nicholas Ladany (President)
- Phone
- 5108037328
- City
- Fremont, California
- Address
- 161 Mission Falls Lane, Fremont, CA 94539
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- San Jose, about 15 mi
- Nearest international airport
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO), about 25 mi
Rankings & Admission
| Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 354 | 329 | 92.9% | 26 (8%) |
| Women | 487 | 476 | 97.7% | 20 (4%) |
Women were 57.9% of applicants. The admit rate for women was 4.8 points higher than for men. The share in brackets under Enrolled is the yield: admitted students who enrolled.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
What Admissions Looks At
- Required
- High school GPAHigh school transcriptTOEFL or other English test
- Considered, not required
- Personal statement or essayRecommendationsWork experience
- Not considered
- Class rankCollege-prep courseworkSAT / ACTLegacy status
First-year admission requirements the school reported to the U.S. Department of Education for 2025. International applicants should check the admissions website for language and credential requirements.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
853 applicants in 2025, 95.8% admitted
817 admitted 36 not admitted Yield 5.6%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Computer Science · Master's133 (92% international)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other · Master's94 (93% international)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's7 (100% international)
- Business Analytics · Master's1 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | - | ||
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Analytics. | - |
Students
389 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 59:41 · Freshman retention 72.2%
- Continuing undergraduates 66
- First-year undergraduates 45
- Graduate students 263
- Transfers and others 15
Race and ethnicity
- Undergraduates 126
- Graduate students 263
Age distribution
Bachelor's
Graduate students
Where first-year students come from (fall 2024, 46 students)
- In state 21 · 45.7%
- Out of state 2 · 4.3%
- Abroad 16 · 34.8%
- Unknown 7 · 15.2%
Out-of-state students came from 2 states, most from Nevada (1), Pennsylvania (1).
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 11 private engineering and technology schools in the U.S.
88 in 2025 · 81.8% in 2020
206 in 2025 · 94.7% in 2020
Graduation rate
15 first-time bachelor's-seeking students who started in fall 2015, including 15 international students
- All students
Fewer than 20 international students in this class, too few for a separate rate. Counts first-time, full-time students only; students who transferred out count as not graduated.
Years are entry years.
Cost
2025 cost per year
$19,530
- Undergraduate tuition
- $8,830
- Room and board
- $10,700
- Graduate tuition
- $9,010
The college estimates books, transport and personal costs at about $5,200 a year on top of this.
Tuition rose 1% from 2020 to 2025; room and board rose 16%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$56.0M
Expenses$13.9M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Living in Fremont
50–64°F64–77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature
Dec is the coldest month, averaging 43 to 58°F; Sep is the warmest, 58 to 77°F; almost no snow, 14 in of precipitation a year.
- Community
- 64%of residents in Fremont are Asian; 51% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
- Cost of living
- 115.6price index for the San Francisco metro area (U.S. = 100): 16% above the national average; housing is 95% above
- Rent
- $2,455median one-bedroom rent in Fremont; studio $2,306, two-bedroom $2,950, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
- Income
- $181,506median household income in Fremont (U.S. $80,734)
Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are from the Newark weather station (about 6 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 9.5 mi
U.S. News #55
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 13.7 mi
U.S. News #5
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 32.3 mi
U.S. News #20
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 34.6 mi
U.S. News #109
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 35.0 mi
U.S. News #116
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University of the PacificStockton · 48.0 mi
U.S. News #121
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.