SDSU is a true powerhouse university.:
With 33,000 students, SDSU is the largest university in San Diego and the third largest in the state.
It's a major contributor to research:
DSU is designated a “Doctoral/Research University-Intensive” by the Carnegie Foundation putting it among the top 6.7 percent of higher education institutions in the U.S. In the last four years, SDSU faculty and staff have attracted more than $500 million in external grants and contracts.
SDSU is the oldest and largest university in the San Diego region:
This region has nearly 360,000 people who have worked or studied at SDSU. Graduates include famous athletes and astronauts, as well as thousands of the region's teachers, nurses, engineers and civic leaders.
SDSU has a long and distinguished history of service to the community:
Each year, SDSU students volunteer more than three million hours in the community.
SDSU alumni are loud and proud.:
# Of the university’s more than 200,000 alumni, 160,000 live in California, including 101,000 alumni in San Diego County. In fact, one in seven adults in San Diego who holds a degree attended SDSU.
SDSU is Leadership U:
SDSU alumni are the leaders of industry, culture, education and government -- All five current members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors are our alums.
SDSU graduates power San Diego’s economy:
The university supplies nearly two-thirds of the region’s teachers, a majority of the nurses with bachelor’s degrees and half the engineers.
San Diego State is home to top-ranking programs:
In psychology, biology, geography, women’s studies, education, business, social work, speech-language, public administration and many other fields of study.
SDSU is committed to K-12 education:
SDSU faculty, students and alumni are improving the quality of our kids’ education through programs such as the City Heights Educational Collaborative, the SDSU-Sweetwater Compact for Success and the Center for Research into Math and Science Education.
