Office of Student Financial Aid
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.
OSFA communicates 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.
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Financial Aid Spotlight
2024-2025 Financial Aid Awards are POSTED!
Official financial aid awards for the 2024-2025 school year (Fall 2024 & Spring 2025) for students who have successfully completed their 2024-2025 financial applications (FAFSA or CADAA)! Please check your Student Center to view and accept what you have been awarded. For more information regarding how to view your financial aid awards, please feel free to check the link provided down below.
Announcements
When it comes to any of these inquiries, please contact one of these two offices directly. They handle all the processing for the:
| 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 |
For students who have been awarded official awards for the 2024-2025 school year (Fall 2024 & Spring 2025) here at SF State, our first disbursement date for the Fall 2024 semester was on Wednesday - August 21, 2024. For more information regarding the disbursement process, please click on the link provided down below.
Official financial aid awards for the 2024-2025 school year (Fall 2024 & Spring 2025) have been posted for students who have successfully completed these two steps:
- Filed a 2024-2025 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 financial aid related items because your financial aid application has been selected for Verification (Further review).
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Students must have completed their application by the May 2nd priority deadline in order to be considered for State financial aid.
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.
Financial aid applications for the next academic year are now open! Depending on which application you qualify for, please do the following:
- Complete 2024-2025 financial aid application (FAFSA or CADAA)
- List SF State as your top school of choice (School Code: 001154)
If both steps are completed successfully, all admitted students should have and will be awarded financial aid for the 2024-2025 school year (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, & Summer 2025) here at SF State.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Applications must be completed between January 1, 2024 to May 2, 2024 in order to be considered for State financial aid!
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.
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