Important Dates in the History of the University
- 1855 St. Ignatius Academy founded, October 15
- 1859 State Charter authorized St. Ignatius College to grant degrees
- 1862 College moved to new building on Market Street
- 1863 First Bachelor of Arts degree awarded
- 1867 First Master’s degree awarded
- 1880 College moved to new buildings on Van Ness Avenue, near present-day Civic Center
- 1905 College celebrated its 50th anniversary, a Golden Jubilee
- 1906 Van Ness facilities totally destroyed by fires after earthquake; College relocated to temporary quarters at Hayes and Shrader Streets
- 1909 Ignatian Heights property acquired at Fulton and Parker Avenues
- 1910 Ground broken for St. Ignatius Church
- 1912 School of Law established
- 1914 St. Ignatius Church dedicated
- 1924 Evening classes began in liberal arts and commerce
- 1925 Major academic divisions established at University: College of Arts and Sciences and College of Commerce and Finance, in addition to School of Law
- 1927 College moved to Ignatian Heights campus
- 1930 Diamond Jubilee; St. Ignatius College became the University of San Francisco
- 1932 Summer Session established
- 1948 Baccalaureate degree program in Nursing instituted; Department of Education established, offering a postgraduate program leading to state credentials
- 1949 Graduate Division established
- 1950 Richard A. Gleeson Library dedicated
- 1951 Evening College established
- 1954 School of Nursing established
- 1955 University celebrated its Centennial
- 1961 Institute of Chemical Biology established
- 1964 University became coeducational in all academic divisions
- 1969 University acquired old St. Ignatius High School facilities
- 1972 Department of Education became School of Education
- 1974 College of Business Administration became McLaren College of Business as new McLaren Center is dedicated
- 1975 Office of Continuing Education established
- 1977 KUSF-FM began broadcasting to the Bay Area
- 1978 USF acquired Lone Mountain campus
- 1979 Office of Continuing Education became School of Continuing Education
- 1980 University of San Francisco celebrated its 125th anniversary
- 1980 School of Continuing Education became College of Professional Studies
- 1981 Evening College programs integrated into the College of Arts and Sciences and Business
- 1984 Master’s Program started in School of Nursing
- 1987 School of Law celebrated its 75th Anniversary
- 1989 Koret Health and Recreation Center dedicated
- 1991 McLaren College of Business became McLaren School of Business
- 1991 USF acquired School of Education Building
- 1997 Gleeson Library addition including the Geschke Learning Resource Center completed
- 1999 McLaren School of Business became the School of Business and Management consisting of the McLaren College of Business and the Graduate School of Management
- 1999 Loyola House was built for the University of San Francisco Jesuit Community
- 2000 Dorraine Zief Law Library completed, a state-of-the-art facility offering a spacious study environment for the USF community
- 2000 281 Masonic, a leased building, houses the College of Professional Studies
- 2000 Pedro Arrupe Hall, a leased building, provides housing for 116 students in upper division and graduate levels
- 2002 Loyola Village completed, a newly constructed housing complex for students, faculty, and staff
- 2003 Graduate School of Management became the Masagung Graduate School of Management
- 2003 Fromm Hall dedication marked beginning of reconstruction of former Xavier Hall
- 2004 Dedication of Koret Law Center
- 2004 Dedication of Malloy Hall, a new home for the School of Business and Management
- 2005 University celebrated its Sesquicentennial
- 2005 Kalmanovitz Hall groundbreaking marked beginning of reconstruction of former Campion Hall
- 2006 Dedication of Alfred and Hanna Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning facility at USF
- 2007 School of Nursing received approval to offer the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree
- 2008 Kalmanovitz Hall reconstruction completed and building reopens
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