The University of San Francisco (USF) is globally recognized as a premier Jesuit university with a commitment to making the world a better place through service and academic excellence. Its core mission is to promote learning in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. Established in 1855, USF was the city’s first university and it taps into the rich cultural, intellectual and economic resources of San Francisco’s urban environment. With over 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the school is welcoming to enrollees of all faith backgrounds wishing to engage in a personal and intellectually demanding education. USF has been named one of Forbes’ top 20 entrepreneurial universities and was designated a Tier One National University by U.S. News & World Reports.