Founded
1899 as San Francisco State Normal School, a two-year teacher-training college. First normal school in nation to require high school diploma for admission.
University Milestones
First graduating class (36 women)
1901
First man admitted
1904
First bachelor of arts degree
1923
Four-year program initiated
1930
Liberal arts program first offered
1935
Master's degree first offered
1949
SF State becomes part of the California State College system (now the California State University)
1960
University status attained
1972
Number of Names: 5
San Francisco State Normal School
1899 - 1921
San Francisco State Teachers College
1921 - 1935
San Francisco State College
1935 - 1972
California State University, San Francisco
1972 - 1974
San Francisco State University
1974 - present
Number of Presidents: 13
Frederic Lister Burk
1899 - 1924
Archibald B. Anderson
1924 - 1927
Alexander C. Roberts
1927 - 1945
J. Paul Leonard
1945 - 1957
Glenn S. Dumke
1957 - 1961
Paul A. Dodd
1962 - 1966
John Summerskill
1966 - 1968
Robert R. Smith
1968
Samuel I. Hayakawa
1968 - 1973
Paul F. Romberg
1973 - 1983
Chia-Wei Woo
1983 - 1988
Robert A. Corrigan
1988 - 2012
Leslie E. Wong
2012 - present