San Diego State University
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 36.2%
- Applications
- 89,972
- Enrolled
- 6,629
- Yield Rate
- 20.4%
- Test Policy
- Blind
- Application Fee
- $70
Freshman Class Profile
- Top 10% of HS Class
- 25.0%
- Top 25% of HS Class
- 66.0%
- Top 50% of HS Class
- 95.0%
Application Deadlines
- Regular Decision: November 30 · notification March
Admission Factors
- Very Important
- Rigor of Curriculum, Academic GPA
- Important
- Geographic Residence, State Residency
Waitlist
- Offered Spot
- 11,627
- Accepted Spot
- 6,016
- Admitted from Waitlist
- 962
- Waitlist Conversion Rate
- 8.3%
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $8,728
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $21,328
- Average Net Price
- $14,704
Average Net Price by Family Income
- Family Income Under $30k
- $9,655
- Family Income $30k–$48k
- $10,241
- Family Income $48k–$75k
- $14,205
- Family Income $75k–$110k
- $18,176
- Family Income Over $110k
- $24,913
Financial Aid
- Avg. % of Financial Need Met
- 73%
- Avg. Need-Based Grant
- $12,330
- Avg. Total Aid Package
- $17,270
- Avg. Debt at Graduation
- $19,993
- % Graduates Who Borrowed
- 31%
- % Receiving Pell Grants
- 31.0%
Outcomes & Graduation
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 56.0%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate
- 76.0%
- First-Year Retention Rate
- 90.0%
Competitiveness & Trends
- Competitiveness Z-Score
- -0.35
- Application Trend
- Rising demand
- Application Momentum (3yr CAGR)
- 10.0% annual growth
- Opportunity Score Percentile
- 63th percentile
- Years of Data
- 11 years (IPEDS)
This school's selectivity is near its historical average.