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San Diego State University | SDSU

San Diego, CaliforniaPublic

Your chances

Acceptance rate

38%

Public school in California with 32,100 total undergraduate students
Urban
Far West
Commuter college
On campus housing
D1 Football, D1 Basketball
Mountain West Conference
5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182
(619) 594-5200

Chancing

What are your chances of acceptance?

Your chances

17%

Your chancing factors

Unweighted GPA: 3.7
1.0
4.0
SAT: 720 math
200
800
| 800 verbal
200
800

Extracurriculars

Low accuracy (4 of 18 factors)

Admissions

Overall acceptance rate
38%
Yield rate - overall
21%

Acceptance rate breakdown

Women
39%

Men
34%

Applicant breakdown

Total number of applicants
67,660

Women: 59%
Men: 41%

Cost & scholarships

Your estimated net cost
$ ? / year
In-state
$27,888
Out-of-state
$39,768

Average net cost after aid

Income
Average net cost

$0–30,000
$7,220

$30,001–48,000
$8,513

$48,001–75,000
$13,217

$75,001–110,000
$17,578

Over $110,000
$22,059

Published costs and averages can be misleading: they don’t fully account for your family’s finances (for financial aid) or your academic profile (for scholarships).

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Applications

How to apply

Accepts Common App
Test not used
Rec letters not used
Doesn’t consider class rank
TOEFL not used (international applicants)
Policies can change. Please confirm by looking at this school’s website.

Students

First-year enrolled students (full-time)
5,269
Student diversity
Diverse
4-year graduation rate
47%

6-year graduation rate
73%

Retention rate
89%

Admission policy
Co-ed

International students
8%

Enrolled breakdown by gender

Women: 60%
Men: 40%

Race & ethnicity diversity

Among domestic students
Asian and Pacific Islander
14%

Black
4%

Hispanic
33%

Native American
< 1%

Other
12%

White
36%

Academics

Student faculty ratio
27:1
Calendar system
Semester

Special academic offering

Study abroad

Credit for AP exams

Offers graduate degree

Academic and career counseling

Where does this data come from?