Inside Academics at San Diego State University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at San Diego State University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

At 22 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at San Diego State University is above the national average of 15 to 1. San Diego State University employs 49% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

San Diego State University offers 96 majors with reported completions across 25 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at San Diego State University are summarised below:

The most popular majors at San Diego State University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at San Diego State University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether San Diego State University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 22,173 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (91% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of San Diego State University.

Explore Further into San Diego State University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at San Diego State University in more detail:

• Academic Majors at San Diego State University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at San Diego State University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at San Diego State University — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at San Diego State University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at San Diego State University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies