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San Francisco colleges and universities

There are 56 colleges, universities, and technical schools in the greater San Francisco metro area, including the cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, Redwood City, San Mateo, San Rafael, San Ramon, South San Francisco, and Walnut Creek. Combined, these San Francisco metro colleges and universities employ 58,949 people, earn more than $11 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $68 billion.
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Types of colleges and universities in San Francisco

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Colleges, universities, and technical schools
 
56
 
$11,076,121,173
Undergraduate colleges
 
34
 
$868,514,305
Universities
 
11
 
$10,205,587,351
Community colleges
 
4
 
$2,450
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Job trends for San Francisco colleges and universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
8
1-10
 
4
11-25
 
0
26-100
 
6
101 to 1,000
 
14
1,000+
 
6
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Sizes of colleges and universities in San Francisco

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
6
$250k to $1M
 
2
$1M to $5M
 
13
$5M to $25M
 
10
$25M to $100M
 
6
$100M+
 
5
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Directory of colleges and universities in San Francisco

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California College of the Arts (CCA)

California College of the Arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing.
Revenue
$139.3m
Assets
$329.2m
Employees
1,231
EIN
94-1156485
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Bay University (NPU)

Northwestern Polytechnic University (NPU) is a non-profit private institution of higher education located in Fremont, California, USA. The school, founded in 1984, awards Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in science, technology and management.
Revenue
$18.3m
Assets
$325.1m
Employees
185
EIN
94-2933165
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers a uniquely dynamic curriculum, cultivating individual achievement, developing business acumen, and connecting students directly with world-class artists allowing students to succeed in any career they choose.
Revenue
$58.7m
Assets
$393.5m
Employees
820
EIN
94-1156610
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of San Francisco (USF)

The University of San Francisco (USF) is a Jesuit Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. They offer more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, professional, and certificate programs on its main Hilltop Campus.
Revenue
$555.1m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
4,952
EIN
94-1156628
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stanford University

Stanford University 's mission is to find a solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.
Revenue
$9.5b
Assets
$63.3b
Employees
43.0k
EIN
94-1156365
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Samuel Merritt University (SMU)

Samuel Merritt University educates students to become highly skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals who positively transform the experience of care in diverse communities.
Revenue
$134.8m
Assets
$595.6m
Employees
1,051
EIN
94-2992642
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Wright Institute

The Wright Institute educates clinicians in counseling psychology, providing affordable mental health services and fostering ethical, critical thinking for diverse community needs.
Revenue
$18.0m
Assets
$37.3m
Employees
350
EIN
94-1674865
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minerva University

Stimulating meaningful innovation by supporting the development of, and access to, transformative educational programs; by working to identify and support the most promising potential students regardless of location or circumstances.
Revenue
$48.9m
Assets
$47.4m
Employees
652
EIN
46-2589747
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pacific School of Religion (PSR)

Pacific School of Religion (PSR) is a progressive, multidenominational seminary and center for social justice that prepares spiritually rooted leaders to work for the well-being of all.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$76.3m
Employees
70
EIN
94-1186179
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Golden Gate University (GGU)

Golden Gate University (GGU) is a private, not-for-profit university that has been powering the San Francisco Bay Area business and legal communities for more than 110 years.
Revenue
$48.2m
Assets
$93.6m
Employees
627
EIN
94-1585735
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Life Chiropractic College West

To advance chiropractic through the Doctor of Chiropractic Program, postgraduate education, philosophical inquiry, research and scholarly activity in a climate of love and service.
Revenue
$24.3m
Assets
$71.3m
Employees
354
EIN
94-2382546
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)

California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) is an accredited university that strives to embody spirit, intellect, and wisdom in service to individuals, communities, and the earth.
Revenue
$40.4m
Assets
$43.7m
Employees
718
EIN
94-2254303
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Conservatory Theater

ACT Foundation: Inspiring live theater and actor training. Nationally recognized for groundbreaking productions. Located in San Francisco, CA.
Revenue
$16.0m
Assets
$70.7m
Employees
610
EIN
94-6135772
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dominican University of California

Dominican educates and prepares students to be ethical leaders and socially responsible global citizens who incorporate the Dominican values of study, reflection, community, and service into their lives.
Revenue
$91.9m
Assets
$114.2m
Employees
1,040
EIN
94-1156525
IRS type
501(c)(3)

College for Certain

College for Certain supports Aspire Public Schools by developing charter schools and owning two LLCs that hold title.
Revenue
$14.3m
Assets
$228.1m
Employees
0
EIN
27-1870108
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Graduate Theological Union (GTU)

Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley brings together scholars of the world's diverse religions and wisdom traditions to advance new knowledge, share inspiration, and collaborate on solutions.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$69.1m
Employees
115
EIN
94-1581707
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Menlo College (MC)

Menlo College's mission is to develop future leaders through a liberal arts-based business education that integrates academic study and fieldwork in a Silicon Valley environment unmatched in its potential for innovation.
Revenue
$60.3m
Assets
$61.3m
Employees
455
EIN
94-3204136
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lincoln University (LU)

To provide a synthesis of innovative and traditional education leading to outstanding professional opportunities for American and International students.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
101
EIN
94-1347042
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Edvance College

Edvance creates equitable teachers and leaders to transform communities through higher education. Offers remote BA degree program for career growth.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$5.6m
Employees
63
EIN
87-3077790
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rivet School

Rivet School's mission is to build and scale a new model of higher education that reliably enables traditionally underserved students to earn an affordable bachelor's degree in as little as two years, leading to a great first job and increased opportunity....
Revenue
$4.3m
Assets
$5.7m
Employees
41
EIN
82-3461657
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "B40: Higher Education Institutions" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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