San Diego State University is a highly selective school. They receive approximately 91,000 applications every admission cycle. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be 36 percent which is equal 32,561 students being accepted to the institution. Around 20 32,561 students who received the acceptance letter from San Diego State University chose to enroll. Based on the school’s application data, 41% of the applicants were men while 58% were women, however, after being accepted, only 60 percent of the women chose San Diego State University as compared to 39 percent of men who decided to enroll. The undergraduate application fee set by San Diego State University is $70. Students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to San Diego State University when filling out the application. Most often, an ACT score of 22 - 28 or a 1,100 - 1,320 SAT score is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
90,509
Male 37,665
Female 52,645

 

Acceptance
32,561
Male 12,773
Female 19,726

 

Enrollment Total
6,539
Male 2,586
Female 3,953


Acceptance Rate
36%
Male
33.9%
Female
37.5%

 

Yield
20.1%
Male
20.2%
Female
20%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$70


Graduate

$70



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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