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Acceptance Rate

36.2%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$8,290

Out-of-State Tuition

$20,170

Undergrad Enrollment

33,654

Applicants

82,800

Yield Rate

21.6%

Endowment / Student

$12,894

Student:Faculty

22:1

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What you pay

$15,364/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $61,456 over four years.

What grads earn

$59,914/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$54,113 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.0 years of pay.

80% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

9.0%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

41%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of San Diego State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,910
$30–48k$10,017
$48–75k$12,697
$75–110k$15,891
Over $110k$23,821

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

77%

Completion · all

81%

Completion · Pell

82%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

66%

Median debt

$15,000

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
82,800
Admitted
28,51734.4%
Enrolled
6,16222% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling2
Motor Vehicle Theft61
Rape12
Robbery22

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation43% / 57%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball17Football116Golf13Soccer28Tennis9

Women's

Basketball32Golf8Lacrosse32Soccer28Softball24Swimming29Tennis8Track & Field94Volleyball17Water Polo23
Research Activity
FY 2024
$182Mtotal R&D expenditure#147 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General2,156 grads
Psychology, General669 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies542 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General405 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric300 grads
Art/Art Studies, General278 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies260 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General252 grads
Computer Science219 grads
Economics, General200 grads

4yr Grad Rate

48%

6yr Grad Rate

76%

Retention Rate

91%

Median Earnings

$64,909