Knowee
Questions
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Study Tools
3.7
Overall Quality
Reputation
4
Food
2.8
Clubs
3.2
Facilities
3.8
Internet
4
Location
4.1
Opportunities
3.6
Safety
4.6
Social
2.8
Happiness
4.2

Basic Information

Location

  • San Francisco, CA

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Private university
  • Established: 1901; 123 years ago (1901)
  • Founder: San Francisco Central YMCA

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • More than 60

Key Area

  • Finance
  • Development Studies
  • Actuarial Science
  • International Trade
  • Environmental Science

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 5,300
  • Undergraduates: 416-475
  • Postgraduates: Approximately 1,709 full-time and 952 part-time students, with about 67% of the total student population in graduate business programs and 21% in law programs, which suggests around 1,500 to 1,700 postgraduate students
  • Academic Staff: 653

Notable Alumni

  • Bernard J. Tyson
  • Phillip Burton
  • Sam Clovis
  • Cecilia Chung
  • Morgan Christen

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 4.5
Excellent school, a lot of instructors with real world experience.
Overall 4.3
Love this university. A very nice and experienced team of faculty members. They are very helpful.
Overall 4.1
Golden Gate University (GGU) is located in the financial district of San Francisco, its within blocks from each of the Big 4 and other well-known tax and accounting firms. As a result, working professionals are not only its students but its teachers in its Master's programs in the areas of Business, Accounting, Law, and especially Taxation.
Overall 4.1
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Bad reviews
Overall 1.7
Go somewhere else
Overall 2
low quality teaching