Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$70
Undergraduate$70
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in SDSU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SDSU received a total of 67,660 applications. These applications included 27,423 male applicants and 40,237 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 67,660 applicants, SDSU admitted 25,646 students. Among the admitted students, there were 9,586 males and 16,060 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 5,269 students chose to enroll at SDSU. This means that 5,269 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2,074 were male and 3,195 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SDSU had an overall acceptance rate of 38% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 35% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 40%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SDSU had an overall yield rate of 20% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 22%, and for female admitted students, it was 20%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SDSU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
San Diego State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, SDSU operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at San Diego State University.
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Credit for life experiences
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Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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