Office of Student Financial Aid
Our Mission
The Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) strives to support students throughout the financial aid process. OSFA has the overall responsibility of administering Federal or State financial aid and Scholarships awards at San Francisco State University. We determine the eligibility, awarding, and the conditions in which these awards may be disbursed. Our office is open to all, and anyone interested in our activities and resources is welcome regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
We communicate with our students via their SF State E-mail and SF State Gateway. To keep yourself up to date - Make sure to check both regularly.
The Path To Aid
Financial Aid Spotlight
2026-2027 Provisional Awards are POSTED!
Provisional awards (Preliminary) for the 2026-27 school year (Fall 2026 & Spring 2027) are now available! These are for students who have successfully completed their 2026-27 financial aid applications (FAFSA or CADAA). In order to be awarded aid for that year, please ensure that you have SF State listed as your top school of choice by adding our school code to your application: 001154.
Click here to review the provisional financial aid awarding process
Announcements
January 21 (Wednesday) - First disbursement date of the Spring semester
May 13 (Wednesday) - Last disbursement date of the Spring semester
For students who are registered in their Spring classes and have no financial aid issues with their accounts, our first disbursement for Spring aid was on Wednesday - January 21. For more information regarding the Spring disbursement process, please click on the link provided down below.
February 20 (Friday) - Spring tuition payment deadline
15th of every month - On-campus housing payment due date
Students owing current or past due charges will not be able to register for their classes. They will have to work with one of these two offices directly regarding making payments so that they may be able to add their classes for future semesters:
| Office | Phone Number | Inquiry | |
| Bursar’s Office | (415) 338-1281 | Online Inquiry | Tuition fees, payments, refunds, or direct deposit |
| Housing Office | (415) 405-2200 | housingfinancials@sfsu.edu | On-campus housing fees and payments |
Based on CSAC policy, MCS amounts may be revised or pulled back (Cancelled) due to updates with a student's financial aid package or overall eligibility even after the MCS has been awarded/disbursed.
Students who have received the Middle Class Scholarship (MCS) award notification from the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) for the 2025-26 school year, they can expect to see their official Spring MCS awards posted and disbursed during the month of March 2026. For more information regarding the MCS process, please feel free to visit the link provided down below.
2025-2026 State Priority Deadline - April 2 (Wednesday)
Students must have completed their applications by that date in order to be considered for State financial aid.
Official awards for the 2025-2026 school year (Fall 2025 & Spring 2026) have been posted for students who successfully completed these two steps:
- File a 2025-2026 financial aid application (FAFSA or CADAA)
- Listed SF State as their top school of choice (School Code: 001154)
If you still have not been awarded anything or the awards in your Student Center are listed as "Estimated," then please refer to your To Do List in your SF State Gateway for any pending financial aid related items because your financial aid application may have been selected for Verification (Further review).
For more information on how the Verification process works or to begin/edit your financial aid application, please click on the links provided down below.
Please click on the link listed down below in order to determine which office you need to contact so that you may receive the assistance you are seeking for.
