| Academy of Art University | Private, Non-profit, 4 years or more | Masters | San Francisco, 94105 |
| Alliant International University | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Doctoral | San Francisco, 94133 |
| Alliant International University-System Office | Private, For-profit, Administrative Unit Only | Doctoral | San Francisco, 94133 |
| American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Masters | San Francisco, 94107 |
| American Conservatory Theater | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Masters | San Francisco, 94108 |
| Bryman College | Private, Non-profit, Less than 2 years | Non-degree granting | San Francisco, 94103 |
| California Culinary Academy | Private, Non-profit, 2 to 4 years | Associates | San Francisco, 94102 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Doctoral | San Francisco, 94103 |
| City College of San Francisco | Public, 2 to 4 years | Associates | San Francisco, 94112 |
| Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco | Private, Non-profit, 2 to 4 years | Associates | San Francisco, 94108 |
| Golden Gate University-San Francisco | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Doctoral and First Professional | San Francisco, 94105 |
| Heald College-San Francisco | Private, For-profit, 2 to 4 years | Associates | San Francisco, 94105 |
| Miami Ad School-San Francisco | Private, Non-profit, 2 to 4 years | Non-degree granting | San Francisco, 94111 |
| Miss Martys Hair Academy and Esthetics Institute | Private, Non-profit, Less than 2 years | Non-degree granting | San Francisco, 94103 |
| New College of California | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Masters and First Professional | San Francisco, 94110 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Masters | San Francisco, 94133 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Masters | San Francisco, 94122 |
| San Francisco State University | Public, 4 years or more | Doctoral | San Francisco, 94132 |
| Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Doctoral | San Francisco, 94111 |
| The Art Institute of California-San Francisco | Private, Non-profit, 4 years or more | Bachelors | San Francisco, 94102 |
| University of California Hastings College of Law | Public, 4 years or more | Masters and First Professional | San Francisco, 94102 |
| University of California-San Francisco | Public, 4 years or more | Doctoral and First Professional | San Francisco, 94143 |
| University of San Francisco | Private, For-profit, 4 years or more | Doctoral and First Professional | San Francisco, 94117 |