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Acceptance Rate 36.19%
Yield 20.36%
Applicants 89,972
Admitted 32,561
Enrolled 6,629

San Diego State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 36.19% at San Diego State University. Total 89,972 students applied and 32,561 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationarweb.sdsu.edu/es/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate36.19%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 36.19%. A total of 89,972 students (37,490 men and 52,482 women) have applied to and 32,561 (12,805 men and 19,756 women) students admitted to San Diego State University.
Among them, 2,624 male and 4,005 female students have enrolled into San Diego State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.36%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at San Diego State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants89,97237,49052,48200
Admitted32,56112,80519,75600
Enrolled6,6292,6244,00500
Acceptance Rate 36.19% 34.16% 37.64% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.36% 20.49% 20.27% - -
[Chart] San Diego State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to San Diego State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for San Diego State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at San Diego State

The calendar system at San Diego State University is Semester. San Diego State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that San Diego State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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