Selectivity
34%
Total Students
36,451
UG 30,960
PG 5,491
Satisfaction Index
89%
Salary After Attending
$47,400
BASIC
| Web Site | www.sdsu.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | San Diego |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 30,960 |
| Women | 16,843 (54.4%) |
| Men | 14,117 (45.6%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 5,491 |
| Women | 3,306 (60.21%) |
| Men | 2,185 (39.79%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 34% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 37,754 |
| Graduation Rate | 68% |
| Retention Rate | 89 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | arweb.sdsu.edu/es/admissions/ |
| Online Application URL | https://secure.csumentor.edu/ |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 34 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | No |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 34% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 35% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 33% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 26% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 24% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 28% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | - |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 500 | 600 |
| SAT - Maths | 510 | 510 |
| ACT - Composite | 22 | 28 |
| ACT - Writing | - | - |
| ACT - English | 22 | 28 |
| ACT - Maths | 23 | 28 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://www.sdsu.edu/financialaid |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://www.csumentor.edu/finaid/pais/ |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$18,244 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$14,812 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,818 |
Other Expenses |
$2,880 |
| Total | $37,754 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$17,278 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$14,812 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,818 |
Other Expenses |
$2,880 |
| Total | $36,788 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | Yes |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | Yes |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | 80 |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 4.3% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | $ 13,300 |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | $ 10,64,000 |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES. | |||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | - | 17 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| African-American/Black Studies. | 6 | - | - |
| American Indian/Native American Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Asian Studies/Civilization. | 3 | - | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. | 5 | - | - |
| European Studies/Civilization. | 1 | - | - |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. | 7 | - | - |
| Latin American Studies. | 5 | 1 | - |
| Women's Studies. | 15 | 9 | - |
| Category total | 43 | 10 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Bioinformatics. | - | 13 | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 247 | 30 | 6 |
| Ecology. | - | - | 6 |
| Evolutionary Biology. | - | - | 1 |
| Microbiology, General. | 19 | 5 | - |
| Category total | 266 | 48 | 13 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | - | 65 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 1217 | 181 | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | - | 11 | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General. | 76 | 14 | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce. | 79 | - | - |
| Category total | 1372 | 271 | 0 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Health Communication. | 35 | - | - |
| Journalism. | 111 | - | - |
| Radio and Television. | 81 | 5 | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | 279 | 49 | - |
| Category total | 506 | 54 | 0 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer Science. | 101 | 134 | - |
| Information Technology. | - | 52 | - |
| Category total | 101 | 186 | 0 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. | - | 113 | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching. | 137 | 24 | - |
| Education, General. | - | 154 | 3 |
| Education, Other. | - | 57 | - |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. | - | - | 3 |
| Category total | 137 | 348 | 6 |
| Engineering Technology, General. | |||
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 25 | - | - |
| Category total | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | 45 | 5 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | - | 9 | - |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 120 | 26 | - |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 34 | - | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 75 | 51 | - |
| Engineering, Other. | - | - | 2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 26 | 8 | - |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | - | 5 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 168 | 16 | - |
| Category total | 468 | 120 | 2 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| Creative Writing. | - | 22 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 112 | 15 | - |
| Writing, General. | 4 | 8 | - |
| Category total | 116 | 45 | 0 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | - | - |
| Comparative Literature. | 4 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature. | 6 | 2 | - |
| German Language and Literature. | 2 | - | - |
| Japanese Language and Literature. | 9 | - | - |
| Linguistics. | 21 | 22 | - |
| Russian Language and Literature. | 3 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 55 | 10 | - |
| Category total | 101 | 34 | 0 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Athletic Training/Trainer. | 19 | - | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist. | - | - | 11 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. | 6 | - | 4 |
| Dietetics/Dietitian. | 132 | 9 | - |
| Health/Medical Physics. | - | 7 | - |
| International Public Health/International Health. | - | 3 | - |
| Public Health, General. | - | 90 | 16 |
| Public Health, Other. | - | 6 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 219 | 29 | - |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. | 74 | 32 | - |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. | - | 31 | - |
| Category total | 450 | 207 | 31 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 49 | 15 | - |
| Category total | 49 | 15 | 0 |
| HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES. | |||
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. | 330 | - | - |
| Category total | 330 | 0 | 0 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. | - | 1 | - |
| Public Administration. | 122 | 37 | - |
| Social Work. | 100 | 105 | - |
| Category total | 222 | 143 | 0 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies. | 7 | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | 172 | 13 | - |
| Category total | 179 | 13 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | 30 | 8 | - |
| Mathematics, General. | 39 | 6 | - |
| Statistics, General. | 26 | 32 | - |
| Category total | 95 | 46 | 0 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Gerontology. | 23 | 1 | - |
| International/Global Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | - | 5 | 11 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 118 | - | - |
| Category total | 144 | 6 | 11 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Science. | 14 | - | - |
| Environmental Studies. | 35 | - | - |
| Category total | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General. | 299 | 3 | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other. | - | 6 | - |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science. | - | 4 | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 51 | - | - |
| Category total | 350 | 13 | 0 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 21 | 7 | - |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 8 | - | - |
| Category total | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Astronomy. | 3 | 2 | - |
| Atomic/Molecular Physics. | 3 | - | - |
| Chemistry, General. | 51 | 17 | 5 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 15 | 9 | - |
| Geophysics and Seismology. | - | - | 1 |
| Physics, General. | 12 | 7 | - |
| Category total | 84 | 35 | 6 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Clinical Psychology. | - | - | 12 |
| Psychology, General. | 536 | 35 | - |
| School Psychology. | - | 11 | - |
| Category total | 536 | 46 | 12 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 63 | 6 | - |
| Criminology. | - | 5 | - |
| Economics, General. | 200 | 15 | - |
| Geography. | 29 | 9 | 4 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Other. | 78 | - | - |
| National Security Policy Studies. | - | 37 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 125 | 11 | - |
| Social Sciences, General. | 74 | - | - |
| Sociology. | 158 | 8 | - |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 12 | - | - |
| Category total | 739 | 91 | 4 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art/Art Studies, General. | 220 | 2 | - |
| Dance, General. | 11 | - | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 41 | 15 | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | - | 5 | - |
| Music Performance, General. | 35 | 13 | - |
| Music, General. | 6 | - | - |
| Category total | 313 | 35 | 0 |
| Grand total | 6704 | 1790 | 85 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 13 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 11% of classes 10-19 students: 18% of classes 20-29 students: 24% of classes 30-39 students: 16% of classes 40-49 students: 7% of classes 50-99 students: 16% of classes Over 100 students: 9% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 30,960 |
| Women (% of total) | 16,843 (54.4%) |
| Men (% of total) | 14,117 (45.6%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.27 % Asian - 13.38 % Black/African-American - 3.84 % Hispanic/Latino - 30.75 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 6.33 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.27 % White - 33.35 % Unknown - 5.01 % International Students - 6.78 % |
| All Graduate Students | 5,491 |
| Women (% of total) | 3,306 (60%) |
| Men (% of total) | 2,185 (40%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.29 % Asian - 8.8 % Black/African-American - 2.97 % Hispanic/Latino - 20.62 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 3.44 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.18 % White - 36.31 % Unknown - 7.9 % International Students - 19.49 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 89 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
68 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | 47% |
| Average Starting Salary | $43,710 per year |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | Not reported |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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