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Golden Gate University

536 Mission St

San Francisco, CA 94105-2968

United States

Telephone: 415-442-7000

URL: http://www.ggu.edu

Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Barbara Gross Davis

Student Achievement URL:WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning. http://www.ggu.edu/admissions/graduate/student-success/retention-and-graduation/

Current Accreditation Status:Accredited with Notice of Concern - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution, while it currently meets WSCUC Standards, is in danger of being found out of compliance with one or more Standards. Accredited with Notice of Concern

Most Recent Commission Action: February 24, 2023

Granted Candidacy:Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process. 1900

First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 1959

Undergraduate FTE: 489

Graduate FTE: 1,586

Financial Structure Type:Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported. Non-Profit

Sponsorship:Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy. No Related Entity

Academic Calendar:The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system. Trimester

Distributes Federal Financial Aid: Yes

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RoleNameTitleEmail
Accreditation Liaison OfficerRocco LamannaAssociate Vice Provost for Academic Affairsdlamanna@ggu.edu
Board of Directors ChairBarbara MendelsonChair of the Board of Trusteesbarbmendelson@cs.com
Chief Academic OfficerBruce MagidProvost and Dean, Ageno School of Businessbrucemagid@ggu.edu
Chief Executive OfficerDavid FikePresidentdfike@ggu.edu
Chief Financial OfficerElaine ClarkCFOelaineclark@ggu.edu
Director Institutional ResearchChris TsengAssistant Vice Provost of Institutional Reporting and Effectivenessctseng@ggu.edu
OPEIDNameCityLocation TypeStatus
00120500Golden Gate UniversitySan FranciscoMain CampusActive
120504Silicon ValleySanta ClaraAdditionalActive
DegreeDegree LevelYear ImplementedModality
Accounting Data and Analytics Graduate CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
Accounting Data and Analytics Graduate CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
Accounting Foundations Graduate CertificateNon-degree2020Distance Education
Accounting Foundations Graduate CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
Advanced Analytics for Accountants Graduate CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
Advanced Analytics for Accountants Graduate CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
Advanced Global Business Management Professional CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
Analytics and Automation for Accountants Graduate CertificateNon-degree2022Distance Education
Analytics and Automation for Accountants Graduate CertificateNon-degree2022On-Site
Associate of Arts in Business AdministrationAssociate2022Distance Education
Associate of Arts in General StudiesAssociate2015On-Site
Associate of Arts in General StudiesAssociate2015Distance Education
Associate of Arts in Liberal StudiesAssociate2022Distance Education
Associate of Science in Applied ComputingAssociate2022Distance Education
Bachelor of Arts in LawBachelors2022On-Site
Bachelor of Arts in LawBachelors2022Distance Education
Bachelor of Arts in ManagementBachelors2005On-Site
Bachelor of Arts in ManagementBachelors2005Distance Education
Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Human Skills DevelopmentBachelors2019On-Site
Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Human Skills DevelopmentBachelors2020Distance Education
Bachelor of Arts in PscyhologyBachelors2020Distance Education
Bachelor of Arts in PsychologyBachelors2019On-Site
Bachelor of Science in Data AnalyticsBachelors2019On-Site
Bachelor of Science in AccountingBachelors2019On-Site
Bachelor of Science in AccountingBachelors2020Distance Education
Bachelor of Science in Applied Machine LearningBachelors2023Distance Education
Bachelor of Science in Applied Machine LearningBachelors2023On-Site
Bachelor of Science in BusinessBachelors2010On-Site
Bachelor of Science in BusinessBachelors2010Distance Education
Bachelor of Science in Data AnalyticsBachelors2020Distance Education
Bachelor of Science in Data AnalyticsBachelors2019On-Site
Business Management Undergraduate CertificateNon-degree2024On-Site
Business Management Undergraduate CertificateNon-degree2024Distance Education
CPA Applied Accounting Graduate CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
CPA Applied Accounting Graduate CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
California Governmental Accounting Graduate CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
California Governmental Accounting Graduate CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Computer Science Undergraduate CertificateNon-degree2024Distance Education
Computer Science Undergraduate CertificateNon-degree2024On-Site
DBAProfessional Doctorate1987On-Site
Data Analytics: Basic Proficiency in SAS UG CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
Data Analytics: Basic Proficiency in SAS UG CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
Data Analytics: Data Visualization with Tableau UG CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
Data Analytics: Programming with HQL UG CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
Data Analytics: Programming with HQL UG CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
Data Analytics: Programming with Python UG CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
Data Analytics: Programming with Python UG CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
Data Analytics: Programming with R UG CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
Data Analytics: Programming with R UG CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
Digital Marketing Undergraduate CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
Doctor of Business AdministrationProfessional Doctorate2022Distance Education
Doctor of Business Administration in Digital LeadershipProfessional Doctorate2024Distance Education
Doctor of Business Administration in Generative AI.Professional Doctorate2023Distance Education
Doctor of Juridical SciencesProfessional Doctorate2023Distance Education
Executive MBAMasters2008On-Site
GR Certificate Analytics for Competitive AdvantageNon-degree2017On-Site
GR Certificate Advanced Studies in TaxationNon-degree1990On-Site
GR Certificate Advanced Studies in TaxationNon-degree1990Distance Education
GR Certificate Analytics for Competitive AdvantageNon-degree2017Distance Education
GR Certificate Conflict Resolution and CoachingNon-degree1996Distance Education
GR Certificate Conflict Resolution and CoachingNon-degree1996On-Site
GR Certificate Counseling SkillsNon-degree2015Distance Education
GR Certificate Counseling SkillsNon-degree2015On-Site
GR Certificate Estate PlanningNon-degree1996On-Site
GR Certificate Estate PlanningNon-degree1996Distance Education
GR Certificate Financial Life PlanningNon-degree2018On-Site
GR Certificate Financial Life PlanningNon-degree2018Distance Education
GR Certificate Financial PlanningNon-degree1996Distance Education
GR Certificate Financial PlanningNon-degree1996On-Site
GR Certificate Human Resource ManagementNon-degree1990Distance Education
GR Certificate Human Resource ManagementNon-degree1990On-Site
GR Certificate Industrial-Organizational PsychologyNon-degree2015Distance Education
GR Certificate Industrial-Organizational PsychologyNon-degree2015On-Site
GR Certificate Information Technology ManagementNon-degree1994Distance Education
GR Certificate Information Technology ManagementNon-degree1994On-Site
GR Certificate International TaxationNon-degree1997On-Site
GR Certificate International TaxationNon-degree1997Distance Education
GR Certificate Public Administration LeadershipNon-degree2015On-Site
GR Certificate Public Administration LeadershipNon-degree2015Distance Education
GR Certificate State and Local TaxationNon-degree2013Distance Education
GR Certificate State and Local TaxationNon-degree2013On-Site
GR Certificate TaxationNon-degree1997Distance Education
GR Certificate TaxationNon-degree1997On-Site
GR Certificate in Specialized LLM StudiesNon-degree2021On-Site
GR Certificate in Urban InnovationsNon-degree2020Distance Education
GR Certificate in Urban InnovationsNon-degree2020On-Site
Global Business Analytics Professional CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
Global Business Management Professional CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
Global Doctor of Business AdministrationProfessional Doctorate2023Distance Education
Global Master of Arts in PsychologyMasters2024Distance Education
Global Master of Business AdministrationMasters2023Distance Education
Global Master of ManagementMasters2023Distance Education
Global Master of Science in FinanceMasters2023Distance Education
Global Master of Science in LeadershipMasters2023Distance Education
Global Master of Science in MarketingMasters2023Distance Education
Global Master of Science in Project ManagementMasters2024Distance Education
Global Project Management Professional CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
Graduate Marketing CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
Graduate Marketing CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
JDProfessional Doctorate1901On-Site
LLM Environmental LawMasters1998On-Site
LLM Estate PlanningMasters2015On-Site
LLM Intellectural Property LawMasters2002On-Site
LLM International Legal StudiesMasters1994On-Site
LLM TaxationMasters1978On-Site
LLM US Legal StudiesMasters1998On-Site
LLM in Environmental LawMasters2022Distance Education
LLM in Estate PlanningMasters2021Distance Education
LLM in Intellectual Property LawMasters2022Distance Education
LLM in International Business and Finance LawMasters2022Distance Education
LLM in TaxationMasters2020Distance Education
LLM in US Legal StudiesMasters2022Distance Education
Law Enforcement and Security Graduate CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
Law Enforcement and Security Graduate CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
MA in Counseling PsychologyMasters2020Distance Education
MS FInancial AnalyticsMasters2020Distance Education
MS in Financial AnalyticsMasters2022On-Site
Master of Arts in Counseling PsychologyMasters1999On-Site
Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational PsychologyMasters2015On-Site
Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational PsychologyMasters2015Distance Education
Master of Business AdministrationMasters2000Distance Education
Master of Business AdministrationMasters2000On-Site
Master of Law StudiesMasters2022On-Site
Master of Law StudiesMasters2022Distance Education
Master of Public AdministrationMasters2011On-Site
Master of Public AdministrationMasters2003Distance Education
Master of Science in Accounting Data & AnalyticsMasters2013Distance Education
Master of Science in Accounting Data & AnalyticsMasters2013On-Site
Master of Science in Advanced Financial PlanningMasters2008Distance Education
Master of Science in Advanced Financial PlanningMasters2008On-Site
Master of Science in Business AnalyticsMasters2017On-Site
Master of Science in Business AnalyticsMasters2017Distance Education
Master of Science in Digital Technology and SecurityMasters2023On-Site
Master of Science in Digital Technology and SecurityMasters2023Distance Education
Master of Science in FinanceMasters1983On-Site
Master of Science in FinanceMasters2000Distance Education
Master of Science in Financial PlanningMasters2000On-Site
Master of Science in Financial PlanningMasters2001Distance Education
Master of Science in Full Stack Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningMasters2023On-Site
Master of Science in Full Stack Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningMasters2022Distance Education
Master of Science in Human Resource ManagementMasters2004Distance Education
Master of Science in Human Resource ManagementMasters1979On-Site
Master of Science in Information Technology ManagementMasters2005Distance Education
Master of Science in Information Technology ManagementMasters2004On-Site
Master of Science in International Corporate TaxationMasters2022Distance Education
Master of Science in International Corporate TaxationMasters2022On-Site
Master of Science in LeadershipMasters2020On-Site
Master of Science in LeadershipMasters2020Distance Education
Master of Science in MarketingMasters2023Distance Education
Master of Science in Project ManagementMasters2011On-Site
Master of Science in Project ManagementMasters2011Distance Education
Master of Science in TaxationMasters1999Distance Education
Master of Science in TaxationMasters2000On-Site
Professional Master of Business AdministrationMasters2023Distance Education
Professional Master of Business AdministrationMasters2023On-Site
Professional Master of Science in Computer ScienceMasters2023Distance Education
Professional Master of Science in Computer ScienceMasters2023On-Site
Professional Master of Science in Data ScienceMasters2023On-Site
Professional Master of Science in Data ScienceMasters2023Distance Education
Professional Master of Science in Engineering ManagementMasters2023Distance Education
Professional Master of Science in Engineering ManagementMasters2023On-Site
Professional Master of Science in Information Technology ManagementMasters2023Distance Education
Professional Master of Science in Information Technology ManagementMasters2023On-Site
Project Management Graduate CertificateNon-degree1992Distance Education
Project Management Graduate CertificateNon-degree1992On-Site
Project Management Undergraduate CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
SJD International Legal StudiesProfessional Doctorate1997On-Site
Salesforce for Business Undergraduate CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
Security in Computer Systems Management Graduate CertificateNon-degree2021Distance Education
UG Certificate Digital MarketingNon-degree1990Distance Education
UG Certificate Digital MarketingNon-degree1990On-Site
UG Certificate FinanceNon-degree1990Distance Education
UG Certificate FinanceNon-degree1990On-Site
UG Certificate Information Technology ManagementNon-degree1990On-Site
UG Certificate Information Technology ManagementNon-degree1990Distance Education
UG Certificate International BusinessNon-degree1992On-Site
UG Certificate International BusinessNon-degree1992Distance Education
UG Certificate ManagementNon-degree1992On-Site
UG Certificate ManagementNon-degree1992Distance Education
UG Certificate Operations and Supply Chain ManagementNon-degree1996On-Site
UG Certificate Operations and Supply Chain ManagementNon-degree1996Distance Education
UG Certificate Public Administration LeadershipNon-degree2015Distance Education
UG Certificate Public Administration LeadershipNon-degree2015On-Site
UG Certificate in Basic Proficiency in Data Visualization with TableauNon-degree2021On-Site
UG Certificate in Leading and Managing through Change and DisruptionNon-degree2021Distance Education
UG Certificate: UG Leading and Managing through Change and DisruptionNon-degree2021On-Site
SeasonYearReview Type
Fall2024Offsite Review
Spring2025Accreditation Visit