San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025-26

CATest policy: Test-blind: SAT/ACT not considered for admission; scores used only for math and writing placementCompare with other schools AP credit policy

Acceptance rate

37.4%

35,709 of 95,444

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

—

ACT middle 50%

—

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Admissions

AppliedC1	95,444
AdmittedC1	35,709
EnrolledC1	6,911
YieldC1	19.4%
Early decisionC21	Not offered
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	11,627
Accepted a placeC2	6,016
Admitted from waitlistC2	962
Odds if you stay on the listC2	16%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	—
Submitted ACTC9	—
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	—
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	—
Average high school GPAC12	3.82
GPA of 4.0C11	34%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	31%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	21%
GPA below 3.50C11	14%

Cost and financial aid

Tuition, in-stateG1	$6,838
Tuition, out-of-stateG1	$20,968
Required feesG1	$2,824
Food and housingG1	$24,749
Need fully met (first-years)H2	32.3%
Average % of need metH2	73%
Average need-based packageH2	$17,270
Average need-based grantH2	$12,330

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankNot considered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresNot considered
Application essayNot considered
Recommendation(s)Not considered
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesNot considered
Talent/abilityNot considered
Character/personal qualitiesNot considered
First generationNot considered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceImportant
State residencyImportant
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workNot considered
Work experienceNot considered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	36,196
First-year retentionB22	91%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	78%

Notes on this filing

C1: Men + women + unknown sums to printed total (95,444 applied; 35,709 admitted; 6,911 enrolled); totals used.
C2: The three waitlist counts were mapped by position: offered 11,627; accepted a place 6,016; admitted from waitlist 962. The waitlist ranking/release answers were not extracted (not in schema).
C8A/C8F: Checkbox marks SAT/ACT as 'Not Considered, even if submitted'; C8F states SDSU no longer uses SAT/ACT for admission and uses them only for placement. The two agree.
C12/C11: GPA bands sum to 100%. pct_below_3_50 = 10 (3.25-3.49) + 3 (3.00-3.24) + 1 (2.50-2.99) = 14.
Graduation: The most recent cohort is Fall 2019. The 6-year rate of 78% is printed in B11. No 4-year rate percent is printed; B7 shows 3,011 of 5,189 completers within four years, but the rate was not computed, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
Cost (G1): Public institution with separate in-state (in-district) and out-of-state tuition, so tuition is null. Food and housing figure is 24,749; G1 also lists a $3,112 Out-of-State and International Student Fee, which is not in the schema.
H2: First-time full-time freshmen column used. pct_need_fully_met = line h (997) / line d (3,082) = 32.3%, following the stated rule, although line d is labeled 'awarded any financial aid'. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is null because the filing prints no percentage for it.
H2 line j is 'average financial aid package of those in line d' ($17,270), mapped to avg_need_based_package as the schema requires; the label differs slightly from the field name.
Retention: 91% is printed in B22 (5,966 of 6,551).

Source: San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.