SDSU Ranks No. 11 For Most Bachelor's Degrees

Awarded to Minorities

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Gina Speciale, Media Relations Specialist
San Diego State University
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SAN DIEGO (Friday, July 13, 2007) — San Diego State University ranks No. 11 in the nation for bachelor’s degrees awarded to minority students, according to an annual survey released by the publication Diverse Issues in Higher Education.  

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San Diego State awarded 2,436 bachelor’s degrees to minority students during the 2005-2006 academic year, which was 38 percent of the total degrees awarded.  It also represented an 8 percent increase in degrees awarded to minority students from the previous year, when SDSU ranked No. 14.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education based its survey on preliminary data for the 2005-2006 school year provided by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

San Diego State also ranked among the top 25 in the United States for awarding bachelor’s degrees to minority students in these academic programs: 

• No. 9   Psychology
• No. 10 English Language and Literature/Letters
• No. 12 Mathematics and Statistics
• No. 15  Social Sciences and History
• No. 21 Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies

By ethnic category, San Diego State ranked in the top 25 for bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanics (No. 8) and Asian-Americans (No. 20).

The diversity of SDSU’s student body continues to grow.  Among first-time freshman admitted for the fall 2007 semester, 46 percent are students from minority groups, up from 45.6 percent of freshmen admits for fall 2006.

Diverse also ranked San Diego State No. 61 in the U.S. for total minority master’s degrees awarded in 2005-2006, representing 25 percent of graduates.  SDSU ranked among the top 50 for awarding master’s degrees to minority students in these academic programs:

• No. 18 English, Language and Literature/Letters
• No. 24 Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies
• No. 40 Health Professions and Related Clinical Services
• No. 30 Mathematics and Statistics
• No. 43 Physical Sciences
• No. 44 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Systems

By ethnic category, SDSU ranked in the top 50 for master’s degrees awarded to Hispanics (No. 30), Native Americans (No. 35) and Asian American (No. 41).

San Diego State University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the San Diego region. Since it was founded in 1897, the university has grown to offer bachelors degrees in 81 areas, masters degrees in 73 areas and doctorates in 16 areas. SDSUs more than 34,000 students participate in an academic curriculum distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an increasing international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information, visit www.sdsu.edu.

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