Top 10 Reasons to Be Proud
of San Diego State University
1. SDSU is a true powerhouse university. With more than 34,000 students, SDSU is the largest university in San Diego and the third largest in the state.
2. Leading the way in research: SDSU is designated a “Doctoral/Research University-Intensive” by the Carnegie Foundation, putting it among the top 6.7 percent of higher education institutions in the U.S. It also ranks among the top 100 public colleges and universities in the nation in research expenditures. Since 2000, SDSU has received $882 million in research grants and contracts.
3. SDSU is one of the most popular universities in California, receiving more than 61,000 undergraduate applications for fall 2008.
4. SDSU alumni are loud and proud. Of the university’s more than 200,000 alumni, 160,000 live in California, including 101,000 alumni in San Diego County. In fact, one in seven adults in San Diego who holds a degree attended SDSU.
5. Leadership U: SDSU alumni are leaders in industry, culture, education and government, from the local to the national level.
6. SDSU graduates power San Diego’s economy. Our university supplies nearly a majority of the region’s teachers, a majority of the nurses with bachelor’s degrees and half the engineers.
7. San Diego State is home to top-ranking programs in biology, education, international business, psychology, speech-language, women’s studies, and many other fields of study.
8. SDSU is committed to K-12 education. SDSU faculty, students and alumni are improving the quality of our kids’ education through programs such as the City Heights Educational Collaborative, the SDSU-Sweetwater Compact for Success and the Foundation for Math and Science Education, and the QUALCOMM Institute for Innovation and Educational Success.
9. SDSU stands for excellence and success. SDSU ranked No. 11 in the nation for degrees awarded to minorities, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education and each year SDSU is among the nation’s top-10 schools for Hispanic graduates.
10. San Diego State University showed great leadership to ensure a safe campus environment. The university's statement is loud and clear: the use and/or trafficking in illegal substances are inconsistent with the university's values and will not be tolerated.