San Diego State University
San Diego State University admitted 36% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,243 a year. Within six years, 78% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 36%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,045 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,243 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $8,258 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,180 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $25,500 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 78%
- Students who return for a second year
- 91%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $73,494 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 35,377
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 35%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 27 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 26%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Social sciences
- 7%
- Engineering
- 7%
- Communication and journalism
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Baptist University of Florida FL · 36% admitted
- Mount Holyoke College MA · 36% admitted
- Yeshiva of Ocean NY · 36% admitted
- Case Western Reserve University OH · 37% admitted
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV · 37% admitted
- Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College NY · 37% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
- University of California-Irvine CA · 29% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.