San Francisco State University is one of the 23 members under California state university system. It is founded in 1899. It is a famous public university and holds an outstanding reputation among more than four thousand higher education institutes. It was ranked the 497th in 2008 in national ranking and the 51st in the western one. San Fracisco has a pleasant weather, which is recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It has the famous Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge. Also, SF is the economic and technology development hub for both California and the US. Silicon Valley, located in the southern bay, is the home for world's High-tech expertise and multi-national corporations. San Francisco State University currently has 3400 faculty members and over 30 thousand students from all over America and 116 foreign countries. San Francisco State University is one of the 23 members under California state university system. It is founded in 1899. It is a famous public university and holds an outstanding reputation among more than four thousand higher education institutes. It was ranked the 497th in 2008 in national ranking and the 51st in the western one. San Fracisco has a pleasant weather, which is recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It has the famous Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge. Also, SF is the economic and technology development hub for both California and the US. Silicon Valley, located in the southern bay, is the home for world's High-tech expertise and multi-national corporations. San Francisco State University currently has 3400 faculty members and over 30 thousand students from all over America and 116 foreign countries.