San Diego State University
Common Data Set 2025-26
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Federal outcomes
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.
$64,909
10 yrs after enrollment
76%
6-year completion
$15,364
sticker minus grants
$15,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
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General Information
4 TABLESAre your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
Enrollment And Persistence
4 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
3 TABLESTotal academic units15
English4
Mathematics3
Science2
Of these, units that must be lab2
Foreign language2
Social studies1
History1
Academic electives1
Computer Science1
Mathematics4
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab3
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class25
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class66
Percent in top half of high school graduating class95
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class5
Percent who had GPA of 4.034
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9931
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7421
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4910
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.243
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.991
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.82
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:100
Amount of application fee:70
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No
Other early decision plan closing date: Month1
Other early decision plan closing date: Day3
Number of early decision applications received by your institution3
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan15
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Completion of required transfer supplemental application. CDS-D Page 16 Common Data Set 2025-26
Fall Closing Date: Month11
Fall Notification Date: Month5
Fall Closing Date:Day30
Fall Notification Date: Day1
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:SDSU awards credit for military education, MOS Rankings (Military Occupational Specialties) and Military Experience with ACE recommended baccalaureate/associate or graduate degree category units. SDSU awards lower and/or upper division units as specified in the ACE credit recommendations. SDSU does not award credit for any vocational, technical or certificate degree category units.
Student Life
2 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)21%
Percent of males who join fraternities14%
Percent of females who join sororities15%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing71%
Percent who live off campus or commute29%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)15%
Percent of males who join fraternities11%
Percent of females who join sororities12%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing25%
Percent who live off campus or commute75%
Percent of students age 25 and older9%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://sacd.sdsu.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid/eligibility/cost-of-attendance/net-price-calculator
Minimum2
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Out-of-state:$471
Financial Aid
6 TABLESAcademic Year2025-2026 estimated
Federal$80,712,892
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$40,725,946
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$3,649,329
Total Scholarships/Grants$220,842,981
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$63,086,116
Federal Work-Study$3,081,863
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$66,167,979
Parent Loans$10,662,325
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$26,084
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$2,680,484
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$2,631,705
Total Scholarships/Grants$26,768,250
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$27,331,492
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$27,331,492
Parent Loans$44,698,389
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$7,245,818
Athletic Awards$9,171,872
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.4,450
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:73
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$29,537
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$2,156,216
AcademicsX
Alumni affiliationX
ArtX
AthleticsX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
State/district residencyX
AcademicsX
Alumni affiliationX
ArtX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
State/district residencyX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 29 Common Data Set 2025-26
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
1 TABLEFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio24
based on ____ students36,401
and ____ faculty1,494