SF State is operating at a $5 million budget deficit due to dropping enrollment and currently has $1 million in reserve funding, according to administrators at the University Budget Committee.This deficit can potentially impact the operations of academic services such as supplemental instruction, hiring and other essential functions of the university. Academic Affairs accounts for 68% of the university budget. According to data published by the California State University enrollment dashboard, the number of full-time students at SF State has dropped over the last five years from 24,888 in 2017 to 22,121 at the start of the current yea.
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