Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 35,377 undergrads, where 32% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.73
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
6,629 first-time students
23% came from other states and 2.4% from abroad; 74% are from California. Fewer from other states than at 52% of colleges.
- In-state (California)74%
- Other states23%
- Abroad2.4%
Top home states
- California(home state)74% 4,938
- Washington4.2% 277
- Colorado3.0% 200
- Oregon1.4% 95
- Texas1.4% 91
From 46 states (counting DC) and 3 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
4,620
new transfer students, 41% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 74% of colleges.
4,198 full-time, 422 part-time.
Going on to another college
11%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 947 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
9.2% of undergrads study part-time.
57% women
Another gender: 373 undergraduates (1.0%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 8,664 students.
Housing
Beds
8,664
About 24 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Mountain West Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Mountain West Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 14% of men, 15% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Beta Rho
California Epsilon
3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2008
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 422
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;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 (distance education), 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;San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)