60% of UHS students identify as students of color

48% of UHS faculty identify as faculty of color

57% of UHS trustees identify as trustees of color

"The spirit of Inquiry is a powerful engine at University High School – teachers can walk into the classroom on the first day expecting students to dive in, headlong."

Byron Philhour, Dean of Teaching and Learning and UHS parent

"What makes University High School a community is we support each other in order for everyone to reach their full potential."

Alice, Class of 2025

"At UHS, there are programs specifically designed to encourage students to pursue their interests and strive to make change."

Sean, Class of 2022

"By creating and sustaining safe spaces in and out of the class for students to explore and share their experiences, our community grows closer and more understanding of the web that connects us."

Alexandra Simmons, Dean of Student Life

Belonging at UHS

From our Mentoring Program , to our Institute for Responsive Education , to our Independent Studies Program , UHS embraces education as a transformational experience where students invent and sustain their own vision of success and sense of purpose.

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NON DISCRIMINATION POLICY - San Francisco University High School welcomes students of any race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, or disability in the administration of its educational policies, employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school administered programs.loan programs, and athletic or other school administered programs.