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San Diego State University

The San Diego State University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 17 reports on file, 2009–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

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SAN DIEGO, CAIPEDS 122409CARNEGIE CLASS 16
§17 reports2009–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
Flat PDFOn the page
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2024-25
Flat PDFOn the page
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2023-24
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§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Limited merit profileAcademic merit aid checked
No-need grant recipients413Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$2,390H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$15,364Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a. Average international aid reported: $29,537.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio27EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
32561ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate36%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
89972ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
6552ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
6629ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate20%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile22ADM2020.ACTCM25
ACT composite 75th percentile29ADM2020.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate36%ADM2020.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile550ADM2020.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 75th percentile640ADM2020.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile540ADM2020.SATMT25
SAT math 75th percentile660ADM2020.SATMT75
SAT submit rate85%ADM2020.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded8611DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded142DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1922DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,644COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$6,084COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$2,644COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$18,684COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$36,090DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$48,690DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment32309DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment5355DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment3473DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment41137DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment35782DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate62%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,229SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$8,710SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,162SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate25%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate27%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate25%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CitySan DiegoHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameSan Diego State UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateCaliforniaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years56%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years73%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years76%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate91%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time76%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate79%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate2%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$64,909
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
76%
6-year completion
Average net price
$15,364
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$15,000
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$39,563$40k
MEDIAN
$64,909$65k
P75
$94,570$95k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$9,910
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$10,017
$48,001 – $75,000
$12,697
$75,001 – $110,000
$15,891
$110,001 and up
$23,821
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
56%
6-yr grad
76%
8-yr grad
80%
Retention
91%
Pell grad
72%
Transfer
2%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.