San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University, public, coeducational institution in San Francisco, California, part of the California State University System. The school was founded in 1899. The university confers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in a broad range of fields. It offers courses of study in the liberal arts, the arts and sciences, the fine arts, performing arts, business administration and management, computer sciences, education, vocational education, home economics, hospitality services, law, industrial arts, engineering, labor and industrial relations, physical education, recreation and leisure studies, theological studies, and transportation technologies.