美国旧金山大学基本概况

　　旧金山大学成立于1855年，是旧金山地区创办最早的大学，目前在QS美国大学排名中位列第155位。下面是出国留学网整理并翻译的旧金山大学基本概况，供大家选校参考。

　　关于旧金山大学

　　The University of San Francisco was founded in 1855 as the first university in San Francisco and the second oldest university in California. USF is a private, Jesuit university with a long and distinguished history in the sciences and liberal arts, and strives to educate leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world. 

　　Of the 8,500 students at USF, 40% are graduate students. The College of Arts and Sciences offers three graduate programs through its Department of Economics: the M.S. in Financial Analysis, M.A. in Economics, M.A. in International and Development Economics. In addition, the School of Business offers its M.B.A. program. As one of the six schools at the university, the College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to preparing graduate students for the ever-changing opportunities and challenges of our world. Approximately 700 students pursue graduate school in the Arts and Sciences each year, and 300 students in the MBA program.

　　旧金山大学成立于1855年，是旧金山地区创办最早的大学，也是加利福尼亚州第二古老的大学。旧金山大学是一所私立耶稣派大学，一直以来有优秀的文理教育，并努力将学生培养成领导，让他们在人道、正义的世界里做出一番事业。旧金山大学有8千5百名学生，其中40%属于研究生。文理学院的经济学部门有三个研究生计划，授予金融分析硕士学位、经济学文学硕士学位和国际与发展经济学文学硕士学位。文理学院是旧金山大学的一个学院，它专注于培养学生，让他们在毕业的时候准备好把握不断变化的机会，应对世界面临的挑战。每年，文理学院大约有七百人在读研究生，有三百人在读工商管理硕士课程。

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　　旧金山大学师生人数

　　二、旧金山大学的历史

　　The University of San Francisco, the city's first university, was established by the Jesuits in October 1855. USF’s founding president, Anthony Maraschi, S.J., arrived in San Francisco as an Italian immigrant in 1854. The next year, he borrowed $11,500 to build a Jesuit church and school on a few sand dunes on the south side of Market Street and proclaimed, “Here, in time, will be the heart of a great city.” Father Maraschi was right. Around the original site of USF, a dynamic, diverse, distinctive city has grown and thrives. And at each step of that city’s development, USF has provided leadership and service.

　　When the original college, known as St. Ignatius Academy, opened its doors to its first class, three students showed up—that number grew to 65 by 1858. The State of California granted the college a charter in 1859.

　　In 1880, the College moved to a new building on Van Ness Avenue in the Civic Center (currently the site of the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall). After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, the college was relocated to a “temporary” quarters at Hayes and Shrader Streets, known as the “shirt factory,” and currently the location of one of the clinics of St. Mary’s Medical Center.

　　The Jesuits acquired a small strip of property at the corner of Fulton Street and Parker Avenue, and in 1914, they completed the current St. Ignatius Church at that site. By 1927, to accommodate the growing student population, a liberal arts building was built just to the east of the church, and the college moved to its present location.

　　In 1930, on the occasion of its Diamond Jubilee, and at the request of alumni groups, St. Ignatius College was renamed the University of San Francisco. In 1964, the university became fully co-educational, welcoming women to all programs. Lone Mountain was purchased by USF in 1978, extending the campus to 55 acres.

　　旧金山大学是旧金山市的第一所大学，它由耶稣会士成立于1855年10月。旧金山大学的首任校长安东尼原是意大利人，他在1854年达到旧金山。次年，安东尼借了11500美元，在市场街南面的几处沙丘上建立了耶稣会教堂和学校。他宣称，“不久，这里将成为旧金山这座伟大城市的中心。”安东尼说得没错。在旧金山旧址附近，旧金山这座充满活力、多元而独特的城市成长并繁荣了起来。在旧金山每一步的发展中，旧金山大学都为其提供了领导和服务。

　　旧金山大学起初只有圣伊格内修斯学院。学院第一次开课的时候只有三名学生。到1858年，学院有了65名学生。1859年，学院得到加州特许。

　　1880年，学院搬到了市中心的范尼斯大道。这里有新的教学楼。市中心现在也叫路易斯-戴维斯交响乐厅。1906年，旧金山遭受地震和火灾，于是学院搬到了 海耶斯和施雷德街的临时校址(这里也被称作“衬衫厂”)。目前，这里是圣玛丽医学中心诊所所在地。

　　不久，耶稣会在福尔顿街和帕克大街获得了经营地址。1914年，圣伊格内修斯教堂建成。1927年，为容纳日益增多的学生，学校建立了文学院。文学院位于教堂东侧。同时，学院搬到了它目前的地址。

　　1930年，学校建立三十周年。应校友的要求，圣伊格内修斯学院更名为旧金山大学。1964年，旧金山大学完全成为一所男女同校大学，所有课程都招收了女学生。1978年，旧金山大学扩建，购买了孤山，校园面积增加到了55英亩。

　　三、旧金山大学的教研情况（见下一页）