unitid 122409 · San Diego, CA · public 4-year · city (large)
San Diego State University
- enrollment 2023
- 40,745
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
36%
5th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
35,377
97th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
32%
undergrads on Pell grants
49th pctl among public 4-years
completion
76%
finish within 150% time
93rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$27,780
79th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,364
after aid, aided students
68th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$64,909
after entry, Title IV students
85th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$15,000
30th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,910 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k34%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k12%
- 110k+21%
- Median family income
- $32,530
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,728
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 2,008 | $74,342 | $15,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 646 | $46,082 | $14,301 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 415 | $55,637 | $12,998 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 354 | $64,740 | $15,000 |
| Biology, General. | 276 | $70,169 | $17,998 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 261 | $59,719 | $15,675 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 259 | $99,279 | $19,994 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 254 | $40,935 | $9,899 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 249 | $48,300 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 244 | $47,974 | $15,862 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 227 | $58,202 | $12,496 |
| Computer Science. | 206 | $114,373 | $16,499 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.