SDSU'S International Business Program Ranks No. 15
in New U.S. News and World Report College Guide

SDSU receives several other notable distinctions this summer

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SAN DIEGO (Friday, Aug. 17, 2007)—San Diego State University’s undergraduate international business program ranks No. 15 in the nation, according to the new U.S. News and World Report “America’s Best-Colleges 2008 Guide.” The new rankings are posted on www.usnews.com today and will be on newsstands next week.

U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best-Colleges 2008 Guide"ranks SDSU's international business program No. 15 in the nation.

SDSU’s undergraduate business program also ranked among the nation’s best at No. 71, the highest ranking for a business program in the CSU system.  SDSU was also ranked for ethnic diversity and low debt for its graduates.  Earlier this year, U.S. News and World Report ranked the SDSU’s master’s program in international business No. 21 in the nation.

“With these distinctions, San Diego State is gaining a national reputation for academic quality,” said Jack Beresford, assistant vice president for marketing and communications.  “We've always had several nationally-ranked academic programs but now the university as a whole is being recognized as a top urban research university.”

This summer, SDSU has obtained a number of high rankings from several publications across many disciplines. 

Of the most notable is SDSU’s No. 1 research ranking for universities with 14 or fewer Ph.D. programs.  The ranking was based on the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index published by Academic Analytics.  Other significant rankings over the last few months include:

• SDSU's undergraduate entrepreneur program was listed in Fortune Magazine's top 25 list of "America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs" in August 2007.
• SDSU's joint doctoral program in clinical psychology (with UCSD) ranked No. 1 in the country for faculty productivity, according to the Faculty Productivity Index distributed by Academic Analytics.
• SDSU's joint doctoral program in teacher education (with Claremont Graduate University) ranked No. 3 in the country for faculty productivity, according to the Faculty Productivity Index distributed by Academic Analytics.
• Eight of San Diego State University’s graduate programs ranked in the top 50 of their categories in U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools" 2008 edition. Among them, SDSU's rehabilitation counseling program ranked No. 9, the international business program ranked No. 21 and the nursing midwife specialization ranked No. 33. 
• SDSU ranked No. 8 in the nation and No. 4 in California for bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanics in the annual rankings released in May 2007 by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education.
• In June, Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranked SDSU No. 11 in the nation for bachelor’s degrees conferred to ethnic minorities.
• SDSU ranks in the top 150 colleges and universities in research and development expenditures, according to the latest data available from the National Science Foundation.
• The San Diego Union-Tribune "Best of San Diego" Reader's Poll named SDSU the "Best Local University."
• An SDSU MBA team, Omega Sensors, won first place at University of Texas-Austin's MOOT Corp. International Business Plan Competition, often referred to as the "Superbowl" of such competitions.  The same team also won the Lunar Ventures Competition, a prestigious new business plan competition focusing on emerging technologies that could be used in space exploration applications.

This 2008 edition of “America's Best Colleges” uses the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's recently announced 2006 basic version of its Carnegie Classifications. The Carnegie Classifications have been the basis of the Best Colleges ranking categories since the first rankings in 1983 and are used in higher-education research.

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 bachelor's degrees in 81 areas, master's degrees in 73 areas and doctorates in 16 areas. SDSU's 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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