San Diego State University Business Programs

Located in San Diego, California, San Diego State University is a public institution. The location of SDSU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

San Diego State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SDSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SDSU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#27	Best International Business Schools	College Factual
#27	Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#41	Best Hospitality Management Schools	College Factual
#133	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#146	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#164	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is San Diego State University?

Contact details for SDSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-0001
Phone:	619-594-5200
Website:	www.sdsu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoState
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/sdsu

How Do I Get Into SDSU?

You can apply to SDSU online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for SDSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into SDSU?

The acceptance rate of San Diego State University is 37%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 36%, and the acceptance rate for women is 37%.

Average Test Scores

About 85% of students accepted to SDSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

SDSU received ACT scores from 36% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford San Diego State University?

The overall average net price of SDSU is $34,380. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SDSU, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $7,017 a year. That adds up to $28,068 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SDSU is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

San Diego State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 31,491 undergraduate students at SDSU, with 28,084 being full-time and 3,407 being part-time.

There are also 4,843 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,084 full-time undergraduates at SDSU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of San Diego State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,760
Black or African American	1,231
Hispanic or Latino	9,297
White	9,551
International Students	1,371
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,874

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at San Diego State University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at SDSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Kuwait.

Online Learning at San Diego State University

In 2019-2020, 35,821 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SDSU has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of SDSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at San Diego State University was $7,720 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,600. The following table shows how SDSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#1	#10
Business Management & Marketing	#1	#10

Online Affordability Rankings of SDSU Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at San Diego State University was $7,720 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,600. The following table shows how SDSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#1	#10
Business Management & Marketing	#1	#10

Online Growth Rankings of SDSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at San Diego State University was 964.4%. This is the #89 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at SDSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SDSU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SDSU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#1
Business Management & Marketing	#1

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

San Diego State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1,770	0	133	1,903
General Economics	240	0	19	259
International Business/Trade/Commerce	138	0	0	138
General Hospitality Administration/Management	86	0	11	97
Health Communication	53	0	0	53
Accounting	0	0	34	34
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	14	14
Financial Planning & Services	0	13	0	13
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0
International & Intercultural Communication	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,287	13	211	2,511

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.