St. Ignatius
“Care for the whole person”
AKA: SISunsetCatholic (co-ed)
St. Ignatius College Preparatory
“Care for the whole person”
AKA: SISunsetCatholic (co-ed)
- Students
- ~1,480
- Ratio
- 15:1
- Tuition
- $36k
Base tuition as published for 2026–27.
Admissions
- Applications open
- September 9, 2026
- Application due
- November 16, 2026
- HSPT entrance exam
- December 5, 2026
- Decisions released
- March 12, 2027
- Enrollment
- ~1,480
- Student:teacher
- 15:1
- Base tuition
- $35,700
- 2026–27 school year
- Real cost
- $37k–$43k
- Flexible tuition
- ~23%
What makes this school special
- Roughly 1,500 students on an 11-acre Sunset campus, with facilities most colleges would envy
- Founded in 1855 in a one-room schoolhouse just after the Gold Rush, making it one of the oldest schools in California
- Jesuit to its core (coed since 1989): faith, service, and "men and women for others"
- An athletics powerhouse in the WCAL, and the historically dominant side of the Bruce-Mahoney rivalry
Academics
Curriculum
AP, Honors, and college-prep tiers
World languages
French, Latin, Mandarin, Spanish
Schedule
Semester
Signature programs
- Christian Service Program (100 hours)
- Immersion Program (social-justice immersions)
- Kairos retreats
- Bruce-Mahoney rivalry with Sacred Heart Cathedral
College matriculation
Boston College, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, Santa Clara, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Notre Dame, USC, Yale
See the full listAthletics, arts & activities
Athletics · West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL)
BaseballBasketballCrewCross CountryDance & DrillField HockeyFlag FootballFootballGolfLacrosseRugbySailingSoccerSoftballSurfingSwimmingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWater Polo
Arts
BandChoral MusicOrchestraTheaterTechnical TheaterVisual ArtPhotographyDanceBroadcast (SITV)
Clubs & activities · 100+
SITV (student TV)InSIde SI (newspaper)RoboticsMock TrialSpeech & DebateSustainabilityStudent GovernmentWildcast Podcast
See all clubsLife there
Food
On-campus food service (for purchase)
Learning support
Center for Academics and Targeted Support (CATS) — accommodations and coaching
Notable alumni
- George Moscone (SF Mayor)
- Jerry Brown (CA Governor)
- Paul Otellini (Intel CEO)
- Dan Fouts (NFL Hall of Famer)
- Darren Criss (actor)
- Laurence Yep (author)
Often on the same list
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Catholic (co-ed)
Lick-Wilmerding High School
Independent
University High School
Independent
Lowell High School
Public
Abraham Lincoln High School
Public
George Washington High School
Public
Archbishop Riordan High School
Catholic (co-ed)
Galileo Academy of Science & Technology
Public
Sources
- At a Glance — St. Ignatius — enrollment, class size, ratio, diversity
- Tuition — St. Ignatius — tuition, financial assistance
- Admissions Timeline — deadlines, HSPT, decisions
- SI School Profile — academics, AP courses, college matriculation, service requirement
- World Languages — languages offered
- SI Athletics — sports teams by gender, WCAL league
- Community (Arts & Ministry) — arts, campus ministry
- Clubs — clubs
- Learning Support — CATS learning support
- Wikipedia — St. Ignatius — founding, notable alumni
- Food Service — dining (for purchase)
Last reviewed July 2026