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The '''University of San Francisco''' ('''USF''') is a [[Private university|private]] [[Jesuit]] university in [[San Francisco, California]]. The university's main campus is located on a {{convert|55|acre|ha|adj=on}} setting between the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] and [[Golden Gate Park]]. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hilltop", and is split into two sections. Part of the main campus is located on [[Lone Mountain (California)|Lone Mountain]], one of San Francisco's major geographical features.  Its close historical ties with the City and County of San Francisco are reflected in the university's traditional motto, ''Pro Urbe et Universitate'' (''For the City and University'').
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Founded by the Jesuits in 1855 as St. Ignatius Academy, USF started as a one-room schoolhouse along [[Market Street (San Francisco)|Market Street]] in what later became downtown San Francisco. Father Anthony Maraschi, S.J. (1820-1897) was the college's founder and  first president, a professor, the college's treasurer, and the first [[pastor]] of St. Ignatius Church.
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A new building was constructed in 1862 to replace the first frame building. In June 1863, the university awarded its first [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree. In 1880, the college moved from Market Street to a new site on the corner of Hayes Street and [[Van Ness Avenue (San Francisco)|Van Ness Avenue]] (currently occupied by the [[Davies Symphony Hall]]).
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The third St. Ignatius College received moderate damage in the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]], but was completely destroyed in the ensuing fire. The campus moved west, to the corner of Hayes and Shrader Streets, close to [[Golden Gate Park]]. It occupied a hastily constructed structure known as the Shirt Factory (for its resemblance to similar manufacturing buildings of the era) for the next 21 years. The college moved to its present site on Fulton Street in 1927, on the site of a former [[Freemasonry|Masonic]] Cemetery.<ref name="Lighting">Ziajka, Alan. Lighting the City, Changing the World of the Science at the University of San Francisco. San Francisco: University of San Francisco, Association of Jesuit University Presses, 2014.</ref>
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A male-only school for most of its history, USF became fully [[coeducational]] in 1964, though women started attending the evening programs in business and law as early as 1927. In 1969, the [[high school]] division, already wholly separate from the university, moved to the western part of San Francisco and became [[St. Ignatius College Preparatory]]. In 1978, the university acquired [[Lone Mountain College]].<ref name="autogenerated2005">Ziajka, Alan. Legacy & Promise: 150 years of Jesuit education at the University of San Francisco. San Francisco: University of San Francisco, Association of Jesuit University Presses, 2005</ref> October 15, 2005, marked the 150th anniversary of the university's founding.<ref name="USF Sesquincentennial">https://web.archive.org/web/20090606021251/http://www.usfca.edu/150years/index.html</ref> In the fall of 2017, USF enrolled 11,080 undergraduate and graduate students in all of its programs housed in four schools ([[University of San Francisco School of Law|Law]], Management, Education, [[University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions|Nursing and Health Professions]]) and one college (Arts and Sciences).<ref>https://www.usfca.edu/about-usf/what-you-need-to-know/facts-statistics</ref>
 
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Type• private
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A private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California.

The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a 55-acre (22 ha) setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hilltop", and is split into two sections. Part of the main campus is located on Lone Mountain, one of San Francisco's major geographical features. Its close historical ties with the City and County of San Francisco are reflected in the university's traditional motto, Pro Urbe et Universitate (For the City and University).

History

Founded by the Jesuits in 1855 as St. Ignatius Academy, USF started as a one-room schoolhouse along Market Street in what later became downtown San Francisco. Father Anthony Maraschi, S.J. (1820-1897) was the college's founder and first president, a professor, the college's treasurer, and the first pastor of St. Ignatius Church.

A new building was constructed in 1862 to replace the first frame building. In June 1863, the university awarded its first Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1880, the college moved from Market Street to a new site on the corner of Hayes Street and Van Ness Avenue (currently occupied by the Davies Symphony Hall).

The third St. Ignatius College received moderate damage in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, but was completely destroyed in the ensuing fire. The campus moved west, to the corner of Hayes and Shrader Streets, close to Golden Gate Park. It occupied a hastily constructed structure known as the Shirt Factory (for its resemblance to similar manufacturing buildings of the era) for the next 21 years. The college moved to its present site on Fulton Street in 1927, on the site of a former Masonic Cemetery.[1]

A male-only school for most of its history, USF became fully coeducational in 1964, though women started attending the evening programs in business and law as early as 1927. In 1969, the high school division, already wholly separate from the university, moved to the western part of San Francisco and became St. Ignatius College Preparatory. In 1978, the university acquired Lone Mountain College.[2] October 15, 2005, marked the 150th anniversary of the university's founding.[3] In the fall of 2017, USF enrolled 11,080 undergraduate and graduate students in all of its programs housed in four schools (Law, Management, Education, Nursing and Health Professions) and one college (Arts and Sciences).[4]

 

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References

  1. ↑ Ziajka, Alan. Lighting the City, Changing the World of the Science at the University of San Francisco. San Francisco: University of San Francisco, Association of Jesuit University Presses, 2014.
  2. ↑ Ziajka, Alan. Legacy & Promise: 150 years of Jesuit education at the University of San Francisco. San Francisco: University of San Francisco, Association of Jesuit University Presses, 2005
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090606021251/http://www.usfca.edu/150years/index.html
  4. ↑ https://www.usfca.edu/about-usf/what-you-need-to-know/facts-statistics
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