Applying to San Diego State

San Diego State University's acceptance rate is 34.44% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 82,800 students applied and 28,517 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into San Diego State.

San Diego State's acceptance rate places 18th out of 120 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to San Diego State, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at San Diego State University.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of San Diego State University is 34.44% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 21.61%. 34,822 men and 47,978 women applied to San Diego State and 10,981 men and 17,536 women students were accepted.

Among them, 2,502 men and 3,660 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at San Diego State.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at San Diego State
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	82,800	34,822	47,978	0	0
Admitted	28,517	10,981	17,536	0	0
Enrolled	6,162	2,502	3,660	0	0
Acceptance Rate	34.44%	31.53%	36.55%	-	-
Yield	21.61%	22.78%	20.87%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

San Diego State University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 6,162 first-year students enrolled in San Diego State. The proportion of full-time students is 98.91% and part-time students is 1.09%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 40.60% and women students is 59.40%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at San Diego State.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at San Diego State
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,162	2,502	3,660
Full-time	6,095	2,469	3,626
Part-time	67	33	34

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at San Diego State. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply San Diego State University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

San Diego State Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for undergraduate schools and $70 for graduate schools of San Diego State University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to San Diego State.

Admission Information for Applying to San Diego State
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$70
Admission Information	arweb.sdsu.edu/es/admissions/
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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