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| Metric | U. California-Irvine | San Diego State |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 29% | 37%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 26% / 31% | 34% / 38% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 31% / 91% / 59%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 20% / 17% / 15%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 122,699 | 95,444Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 35,054 | 35,709Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 6,736 | 6,911Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 19% | 19%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | – | – |
| ACT middle 50% | – | – |
| Sent an SAT | – | – |
| Sent an ACT | – | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Required | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Required | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | Not considered | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | Required | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not considered | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | Considered | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | – | 3.82Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | 25% (of the 29% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | – | Offered; no counts2025–26 |
| Early action | – | Offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | – | 962 admitted of 6,016 who acceptedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | – | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-blind | Test-blind |
| Application fee | $80 | $70 |
| Deadlines & deposit | – | Apply by November 30 · $375 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | – | YesFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | – | 55%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Large | City: Large |
| Carnegie class | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large |
| Research activity | R1: very high research | R1: very high research |
| Student access & earnings | Opportunity Colleges and Universities: Higher Access, Higher Earnings | Opportunity Colleges and Universities: Higher Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | Land-grant | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | Hispanic-Serving, AANAPISI | Hispanic-Serving, AANAPISI |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I, no football | Division I FBS |
| Conference | Big West Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Quarters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 30,197 | 35,377 |
| Beds in college housing | 15,544 | 8,664 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | 11%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | – | 12%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | Offered2025–26 |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 36% | 32% |
| First-gen | 44% | 41% |
| Men / women | 44% / 56% | 43% / 57% |
| Part-time students | 2% | 9% |
| Students 25 and older | 3% | 12% |
| First-years from in state | 74% | 74% |
| First-years from other states | 7% | 23% |
| First-years from abroad | 19% | 2% |
| New transfer students this fall | 2,728 | 4,620 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 29% | 41% |
| Diversity index | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 19 to 1 | 27 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | – | 25%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 83% | 50% |
| Average faculty salary | $173,702 | $117,223 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 8,480 | 9,105 |
| Most popular majors | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 10% · Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 8% · Computer Science 8% | Business Administration and Management, General 24% · Psychology, General 8% · Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 6% |
| Instruction spending per student | $29,852 (public, GASB accounting) | $8,619 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $23,695 (public, GASB accounting) | $12,937 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 17% | 32% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $33,527 | $31,319 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 27% | 15% |
| Net price, students with grants | $15,889 | $14,704 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $39,051 | $34,072 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $69,828 | $45,952 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $14,237 | $8,290 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $45,014 | $20,170 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 23% | 25% |
| First-years with grants | 55% | 47% |
| Average grant | $23,110 | $12,053 |
| Aid from the college | 45% | 27% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | – |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | – | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | – | – |
| Need met, first-years | – | 73%2024–25 |
| Average aid package, first-years | – | $17,2702024–25 |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | 6%2024–25 |
| Aid for international students | – | 73 students, average $29.5K2024–25 |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $80,735 | $64,909 |
| Graduation rate | 87% | 82% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 84% | 72% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 88% | 78% |
| Pell graduation gap | 4 pts lower | 6 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 86% | 79% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 92% | 83% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 80% | 72% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 82% | 69% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 87% | 76% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 85% | 68% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 91%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 77% | 66% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 88% | 83% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 3% | 11% |
| Median debt | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 20% | 23% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $13,176 | $12,500 |
| Website | uci.edu | sdsu.edu |
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Common Data Set, most recent release;San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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