Test-optionalED + EA

University of San Francisco

CA · Private · West · National university · 5,287 undergraduates (medium)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate61.7%
ED rate49.4%42 of 85
Regular round (est.)†61.8%includes Early Action

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%40%80%'19'20'21'22'23'2464.4%70.3%71.2%50.8%61.7%33.5%62.3%47.5%49.4%no data

ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)

ED admits ÷ enrolled first-years
0%10%20%'19'20'21'22'23'245.9%4.6%no datano datano datano data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision I & II (binding) + Early Action (non-binding) · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; school doesn’t say when official scores are due

You can self-report or send official scores. The school’s page doesn’t say when official scores are required.

School’s words: “If you do choose to submit your scores, you may have them sent directly from the testing agency, or you may send unofficial (self-reported) scores.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡15%SAT 12.4% + ACT 2.6%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT12.4%
114 students
Submitted ACT2.6%
24 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1200–1380 median 1300
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
610–700 median 650
500800
SAT Math
580–690 median 640
500800
ACT composite
25–30 median 28
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24100%77.5%25.2%21.0%15.0%78.3%56.9%17.3%15.0%12.39%34.5%20.6%7.9%6.0%2.61%no data

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24no data1150–123512351150no data1230–1390139012301240–1370137012401200–138013801200

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'23'2423–26262324–272724no data27–31312726–31312625–303025

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2024: 47%
  • 2023: 51%
  • 2022: 10%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. No CDS found CDS not available2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2023 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Test-optional2019-20 CDS

Sources