San Diego State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

San Diego State University, also called SDSU, was established in 1897 as the San Diego Normal School. It was renamed the San Diego State Teachers College in 1923 and the San Diego State College in 1935.

In 1970, the university adopted its present name. There is also a campus in Imperial Valley.

Many students concentrate in nutrition and exercise therapy, therapy and counseling, art studies, and liberal arts. There are many part-time students. The academic divisions of San Diego State University are:

• College of Arts and Letters
• College of Business Administration
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Extended Studies and American Language Institute
• College of Health and Human Services (and Graduate School of Public Health)
• College of Professional Studies & Fine Arts
• College of Sciences

San Diego State University includes more than 45 social fraternities and sororities.

The athletics teams of SDSU are known as the Aztecs. They participate in sports including football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, and soccer.

San Diego State is in the Western Athletic Conference for major sports.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, art studies, therapy and counseling, liberal arts, and business and management.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

San Diego State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 81% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 34,889 in 2009-2010 (30,182 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 82% are full-time and 18% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

San Diego State provides on-campus housing for 2,841 of its 30,182 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mountain West Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 168 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 175 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

San Diego State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (10 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (344 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,868 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (145 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (53 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (410 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (357 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (7 awarded)

• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (377 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (9 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (83 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (2,156 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (85 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (284 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (101 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (114 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
• Public Health

MUSIC (44 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (189 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (533 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (51 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (330 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Atomic/Molecular Physics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Microbiology
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (353 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (736 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Communication Disorders
• Psychology