University of San Francisco or San Fran state?

Question

are these schools generally more party schools or more "serious study?"

Answer 1

I live in San Francisco and I know of both schools.

San Francisco State seems more like a party school to me than University of San Francisco. San Francisco State is a pretty good place to go to school, especially for media if that's your thing. It's close by to a mall (right next to one). It's a CSU and a public school.

I'd have to say that the University of San Francisco is more serious study. It's a Jesuit school that I believe is a graduate school or more known for its graduate colleges than its undergraduate school (if it has any).

Answer 2

I don't think of either of these schools as a party school. Like some of the other urban state universities, San Francisco State would tend to have a higher proportion of commuter students, which reduces the likelihood of partying.

The University of San Francisco is, as someone else stated already, a Jesuit school. It has very strong undergraduate programs (I think they would be surprised to hear that someone thought they were only for graduate programs!), and is basically a liberal arts-based school.

Answer 3

There is going to be some degree of "party"; college is what you make of it