Introduction to St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Background
SI was founded in 1855 by Fr. Anthony Maraschi of the Society of Jesus. The Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, is an order of Catholic priests founded in 1534 by St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556). The original school served students ranging in age from 8 to 20 and later split into the University of San Francisco and St. Ignatius High School in the 1900s. When SI moved to its sixth site in the Sunset District in 1969, it changed its name to St. Ignatius College Preparatory. More than 25,000 students have graduated from the school, over 70 percent of whom have remained in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can read more about our history here.
Mission Statement
St. Ignatius is a Catholic, college preparatory school in the Jesuit tradition serving the San Francisco Bay Area. St. Ignatius strives to develop young women and men of competence, conscience, and compassion through an integrated program of academic, spiritual, and extra-curricular activities. St. Ignatius seeks to develop students who strive toward the Jesuit ideal of the magis: a thirst for the more, for the greater good, for the most courageous response to the challenges of our time in the fullest development of students' talents, and for a life-long disposition to serve.
A Worldwide Network
SI is part of a worldwide network of Jesuit high schools and universities. In the U.S. alone, there are well over 1.3 million living alumni and alumnae of Jesuit schools (28 colleges and 47 high schools).
SI at a Glance
Campus Size: 20 acres on two sites
Enrollment: 1,444 students
Faculty: 103 (Masters Degree: 82, Doctorates: 7, Jesuit Faculty: 5)
Jesuit Community: 11
Student to Teacher Ratio: 14 to 1
Average Class Size: 25
Student to Counselor ratio: 140 to 1
Tuition: $15,210
Fees: $550
Graduates: Typically 100% attend college; 98% attend a four-year college
AP Success: 1092 tests passed in 2009 with an 80.9 percent pass rate.
Financial Aid: In 2009-2010, the school distributed approximately $1,865,000 to 302 families, an average of $6,175 per family.
For the latest statistics on SI, please see our School Statistical Profile.