Academic excellence in the service of humankind.

Our vision, mission and values statement is the best expression of USF’s mission. It’s a detailed and carefully constructed document, but what it boils down to is relatively simple: USF exists to provide a rigorous, world-class education to a new generation of leaders, who will work to create a more humane and just world.

One of only 28 Jesuit Catholic colleges in the country and the oldest university in San Francisco, USF offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as people and professionals, and the values and sensitivity necessary to be men and women for others.

Academics and Social Justice