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Located in San Diego, California, San Diego State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is San Diego State University?

Contact details for SDSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-0001
Phone:	619-594-5200
Website:	www.sdsu.edu

Can I Afford SDSU?

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,742	$17,622
Fees	$2,432	$2,432
Books and Supplies	$1,146	$1,146
On Campus Room and Board	$19,714	$19,714
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,076	$3,076

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SDSU, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $6,608 a year. That adds up to $26,432 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SDSU is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

San Diego State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 31,321 undergraduate students at SDSU, with 27,810 being full-time and 3,511 being part-time.

There are also 5,163 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 27,810 full-time undergraduates at SDSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of San Diego State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,729
Black or African American	1,155
Hispanic or Latino	9,158
White	9,607
International Students	1,376
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,785

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at San Diego State University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at SDSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Kuwait.

Online Learning at San Diego State University

In 2020-2021, 23,442 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SDSU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of SDSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at San Diego State University was 964.4%. This is the #73 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at SDSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.