San Diego State University is a highly selective school. They receive approximately 83,000 applications every admission cycle. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be 34 percent which is equal 28,517 students being accepted to the institution. Around 22 28,517 students who received the acceptance letter from San Diego State University chose to enroll. Based on the school’s application data, 42% of the applicants were men while 57% were women, however, after being accepted, only 59 percent of the women chose San Diego State University as compared to 40 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 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
82,800
Male 34,822
Female 47,978

 

Acceptance
28,517
Male 10,981
Female 17,536

 

Enrollment Total
6,162
Male 2,502
Female 3,660


Acceptance Rate
34.4%
Male
31.5%
Female
36.6%

 

Yield
21.6%
Male
22.8%
Female
20.9%


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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