San Diego State University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
San Diego, CA
Population
3,000,000
Website
http://www.sdsu.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
33,654
Men / Women
43% / 57%
Hispanic
38%
White
30%
Asian
13%
Mixed
7%
Black
3%
International
2%
Native American
1%
From State
75%
From Region
4%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
29%
Health Sciences
11%
Engineering
7%
Arts
6%
Life & Natural Sciences
5%
Computer Science
3%
Education
2%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$8,728
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$21,328
Est. In-State Cost
$11,291
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$27,590
10-Year ROI
$234,000
ROI Percentile
91th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
91%
4-Year Graduation Rate
56%
6-Year Graduation Rate
76%
Transfer-Out Rate
2%
Weather
Comfortable Days
170 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
3,055 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation
322 (96% 🏖️)
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
37%
Yield (Unbound)
20%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $34M | #45 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $66M | #136 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $25M | #149 |
Graduate Degrees
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 100 | #190 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 7 | #214 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 72 | #228 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
blind
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University | 8,611 | 42% / 58% | 2% | $66,597 | 94% | ||
| Aerospace Engineering | 104 +1 | 88% / 12% | 2% | $93,649 | 97 | 95% | |
| Civil Engineering | 144 — | 75% / 25% | 4% | $96,325 | 98 | 100% | |
| Computer Engineering | 70 — | 90% / 10% | 6% | $114,505 | 99 | 98% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 101 — | 87% / 13% | 6% | $100,171 | 98 | 93% | |
| Environmental Engineering | 30 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $86,649 | 95 | 98% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 186 — | 80% / 20% | 2% | $99,279 | 98 | 99% | |
| Computer Science | 219 +2 | 85% / 15% | 8% | $114,373 | 99 | 93% | |
| Applied Mathematics | 19 +1 | 63% / 37% | 5% | $68,214 | 84 | 97% | |
| Astronomy | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 17% | $70,257 | 86 | — | |
| Atomic/Molecular Physics | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $71,282 | 86 | — | |
| Chemistry | 43 — | 21% / 79% | 2% | $67,059 | 83 | 94% | |
| Geosciences | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $72,174 | 87 | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 27 — | 52% / 48% | 0% | $56,839 | 69 | 94% | |
| Physical Sciences | — — | — | — | $70,764 | 86 | — | |
| Physics | 19 +1 | 84% / 16% | 0% | $73,020 | 88 | — | |
| Statistics | 22 — | 50% / 50% | 5% | $81,414 | 93 | 100% | |
| Biology | 252 — | 33% / 67% | 4% | $70,169 | 85 | 93% | |
| Environmental Science | 32 +1 | 31% / 69% | 3% | $58,289 | 71 | 96% | |
| Environmental Studies | 64 +5 | 28% / 72% | 2% | $58,289 | 71 | 96% | |
| Microbiology | 29 — | 45% / 55% | 0% | $79,500 | 92 | 100% | |
| Nutritional Sciences | 60 — | 27% / 73% | 5% | $54,013 | 63 | 100% | |
| Athletic Training | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $52,549 | 60 | 95% | |
| Communicative Disorders | 139 — | 4% / 96% | 0% | $75,255 | 89 | 91% | |
| Kinesiology | 405 +1 | 47% / 53% | 1% | $64,740 | 80 | 94% | |
| Nursing | 200 — | 26% / 74% | 0% | $109,894 | 99 | 98% | |
| Public Health | 170 — | 19% / 81% | 2% | $59,686 | 73 | 100% | |
| Business Administration | 2,156 +8 | 53% / 47% | 3% | $74,342 | 89 | 94% | |
| Economics | 200 +3 | 70% / 30% | 6% | $77,568 | 91 | 88% | |
| Hospitality Management | 62 — | 21% / 79% | 3% | $58,612 | 72 | 93% | |
| International Business | 100 — | 49% / 51% | 9% | $62,849 | 78 | 97% | |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 14 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $62,734 | 78 | 100% | |
| Africana Studies | 5 +1 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $44,417 | 38 | 94% | |
| Anthropology | 47 +1 | 26% / 74% | 0% | $52,911 | 61 | 95% | |
| Asian Studies | — — | — | — | $44,210 | 37 | — | |
| Chicana and Chicano Studies | 12 — | 58% / 42% | 0% | $44,417 | 38 | 94% | |
| Classical Humanities | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,283 | 35 | — | |
| Communication Studies | 300 +3 | 36% / 64% | 1% | $59,719 | 74 | 94% | |
| Comparative Literature | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $42,064 | 31 | 93% | |
| Criminal Justice | 542 +5 | 37% / 63% | 0% | $55,637 | 66 | 96% | |
| English | 122 +4 | 29% / 71% | 1% | $50,504 | 55 | 93% | |
| Ethnic Studies | 7 +1 | 71% / 29% | 0% | $44,417 | 38 | 94% | |
| French | 2 +3 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,905 | 36 | 86% | |
| Geography | 41 +2 | 66% / 34% | 5% | $56,844 | 69 | 100% | |
| German | — — | — | — | $42,561 | 32 | — | |
| Gerontology | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $48,992 | 51 | — | |
| Health Communication | 37 — | 32% / 68% | 0% | $69,123 | 85 | 97% | |
| History | 89 +1 | 58% / 42% | 0% | $45,688 | 42 | 95% | |
| Humanities | 8 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $58,202 | 71 | 93% | |
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | 42 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $31,866 | 8 | 94% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 169 — | 32% / 68% | 2% | $47,974 | 48 | 88% | |
| International Security and Conflict Resolution | 27 +7 | 56% / 44% | 4% | $67,020 | 83 | 97% | |
| International Studies | 10 +1 | 10% / 90% | 0% | $59,309 | 73 | — | |
| Islamic Studies | — — | — | — | $49,967 | 54 | — | |
| Japanese | 9 +5 | 44% / 56% | 0% | $25,323 | 3 | 74% | |
| Jewish Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $49,660 | 53 | — | |
| Journalism | 119 +2 | 26% / 74% | 3% | $52,917 | 61 | 100% | |
| Latin American Studies | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $44,202 | 37 | — | |
| Liberal Studies | 260 — | 9% / 91% | 0% | $58,202 | 71 | 93% | |
| Linguistics | 14 +1 | 29% / 71% | 0% | $42,064 | 31 | 93% | |
| Linguistics and Anthropology | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $48,156 | 49 | — | |
| Native American Studies | — +3 | — | — | $44,443 | 38 | — | |
| Philosophy | 21 +5 | 62% / 38% | 5% | $52,322 | 60 | 94% | |
| Political Science | 127 +8 | 44% / 56% | 2% | $70,987 | 86 | 94% | |
| Psychology | 669 +12 | 18% / 82% | 1% | $46,082 | 43 | 94% | |
| Public Administration | 52 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $50,842 | 56 | 94% | |
| Religious Studies | 2 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $49,012 | 51 | — | |
| Russian | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $42,449 | 32 | — | |
| Social Work | 78 +2 | 9% / 91% | 0% | $53,843 | 63 | 93% | |
| Sociology | 155 +9 | 19% / 81% | 1% | $50,363 | 55 | 97% | |
| Spanish | 57 +17 | 35% / 65% | 0% | $43,905 | 36 | 86% | |
| Women's Studies | 7 +2 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $44,417 | 38 | 94% | |
| Writing | 4 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $49,011 | 51 | — | |
| Early Childhood Education | 140 +1 | 2% / 98% | 3% | $45,763 | 42 | 92% | |
| Art | 278 +7 | 23% / 77% | 2% | $40,935 | 28 | 78% | |
| Dance | 6 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $32,924 | 10 | — | |
| Music | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $34,258 | 12 | 100% | |
| Music Performance | 57 — | 60% / 40% | 4% | $34,258 | 12 | 100% | |
| Musical Theatre | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $28,363 | 5 | 96% | |
| Television, Film, and New Media | 84 +2 | 54% / 46% | 5% | $53,045 | 61 | 85% | |
| Theatre | 45 +2 | 38% / 62% | 2% | $28,363 | 5 | 96% | |
| Urban Studies | 23 +1 | 43% / 57% | 0% | $62,214 | 77 | — | |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 17 — | 94% / 6% | 6% | $98,553 | 98 | 100% | |
| Construction Management | 14 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $94,456 | 97 | — |