for campus diversity according to U.S. News and World Report 2003 rankings, SFSU's faculty and students represent a range of backgrounds, interests and points of view.

SF State draws students from around the globe to study on campus. The University enrolls more international students than any other master's degree-granting institution in the United States, according to the Institute of International Education. Overall, SF State enrolls 2,016 international students representing 94 countries; 499 are graduate students. Asian countries account for nearly 74 percent of the University's international student body, topped by Japan with 425 students, followed by Taiwan (169 students), South Korea (134), China (117) and Mexico (82).

SF State ranks 16th nationwide in awarding undergraduate degrees to minorities according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education, with 47 percent of its 2005-2006 baccalaureate degrees earned by members of underrepresented minority groups.

Among the nation's top institutions in attracting and supporting Hispanic students, SFSU was a Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education "Publisher's Pick" for 2002 and 2003, cited for offering excellent educational opportunities for Hispanic students.

SFSU consistently ranks among the highest of the 23 campuses in the California State University system for students studying overseas. In the 2003-2004 academic year, a total of 190 students are exploring different cultures and teaching the world about the United States through overseas experiences.

SF State awards more undergraduate education degrees to Asian Americans than any other school in the nation except University of Hawaii, Manoa, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. SF State ranks 10th nationwide in undergraduate degrees awarded to Asian Americans.

San Francisco State ranks 16th in the nation among all U.S. colleges and universities producing Peace Corps volunteers.

Minority students flourish at SF State in part because faculty reflect the diversity of California. Non-white faculty members comprise 43 percent of the University's tenure/tenure-track faculty. In addition, the number of female tenured/tenure-track faculty has increased steadily since 1988, with women now comprising 52 percent of the tenure/tenure-track faculty.

The College of Ethnic Studies is the first and only such academic program in the United States offering undergraduate degrees in black studies, Asian American studies and La Raza studies. The college's graduates go to top doctoral programs, including those at Yale, Stanford and the University of California.

One of the first U.S. universities to offer a master's degree in Asian American Studies, SF State founded the only Vietnamese American Studies Center in the country in 1996.

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