San Diego State University

San Diego State University Ranking

According to US News & World Report's 2021 rankings of the top 150 institutions in the USA, San Diego State University is ranked #143 nationally. San Diego State University's acceptance rate of 28.5% for 2020 applications, which is below average, allows it to rank in the top 150 universities in the USA. San Diego State University's selectivity rate falls into the medium selectivity category and is determined by an applicant's GPA and ACT or SAT scores. San Diego State University is ranked 614th in the world among universities according to US News & World Report's 2021 rankings. The rating further dropped from #599 in 2019 and 2020 to #614 in 2021 because this university does not place a lot of emphasis on recommendation letters and high school rank when considering applicants.

THE assigns San Diego State University a ranking between 601 and 800 for the year 2021. The university receives below-average rankings for its international outlook (33.6), industry outcome (34.3), teaching (23.7), and research (11.4), but above-average rankings for citations (65.1) and no overall score because it does not appear in the top 500 global universities list. San Diego State University has been positioned between 801 and 1000 in the QS Global University Rankings for 2021. Regarding faculty citations, it receives very few: Academic reputation: 4.6, employer reputation: 4.2, foreign student ratio: 7.8, and faculty student ratio: 3.5. The University of San Diego doesn't have a total score.

• #501-600 Universities Rankings - ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2022
• #1001-1200 World University Ranking - QS 2023
• #601-800 University Ranking - THE (Times Higher Education) 2023
• #151 National University Ranking - US News & World Report 2023
• #593 Global Universities - US News & World Report 2023