Critical Information
Department of Public Administration
San Francisco State University
835 Market Street,
5th Floor Room 515,
San Francisco, CA 94103
E-mail: mpa@sfsu.edu
Phone: 415-817-4455
Fax: 415-817-4464
Office Hours: M--TH 8:30am-6:30pm
Faculty Contact Info
- Dr. Suho Bae
Assistant Professor
Email, 415-817-4456
- Dr. Sheldon Gen
Assistant Professor
Email, 415-817-4458 - Dr. Katherine Naff
Associate Professor
Email, 415-817-4459 - Dr. Genie Stowers
Professor and Chair
Email, 415-817-4457 - Dr. Eric Zeemering
Assistant Professor
Email, 415-817-4460
Quick Facts: SF State Department of Public Administration
Quality
- 100%– Percent of 2007-2008 MPA graduates believing they are on the right career track as a result of the SF State MPA degree (from graduating student exit survey)
- 1st – Rank among CSU (California State University) MPA programs, according to US News and World Report (2006 and 2008 rankings)
- 2nd – Rank among all California NASPAA accredited MPA programs, according to US News and World Report (2008 rankings)
Admissions
- 3.59 -- Average grade point average of incoming admitted students, Fall 2009 (3.58 - Fall 2008)
- 152 -- Number of applications for admission, Fall 2009 [29.9% increase] (117 Fall 2008)
- 50 -- Number of new student seats, Fall 2009 (40-50 Fall 2008)
- 34.2% -- % applicants admitted to the MPA program, Fall 2009 (48.7% Fall 2008 / 35% admitted Spring 09)
Classes
- 13— Number of MPA class sections offered in Fall 2008 (8 core and 5 elective sections)
- 6 or 7— Median number of semesters to graduate with the SF State MPA (when taking 2 classes per semester)
Department Size
- 6— Number of full-time faculty
- 127— Number of students taking classes in Fall 2008
- 43— Number of students graduating with the SFSU MPA in 2007-2008
- 1st — Largest graduate program in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- 4th — Fourth largest graduate program at San Francisco State University
Department History
- 1980— MPA program founded at SF State
- 2000— MPA first accredited
- 2007— MPA fully re-accredited
- 2007— Program became a Department of Public Administration