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San Diego State University BS in Engineering

810 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at San Diego State University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the SDSU BS in Engineering

#127 in the U.S
#18 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SDSU was ranked #127 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #18 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for SDSU.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering37
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)48
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Graduates49
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)51
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)52
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)52
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)54
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)57
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)60
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering61
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)62
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)64
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)65
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)69
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates71
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)80
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)81
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)82
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)88
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans89
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)89
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)90
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)90
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans94
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)95
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)95
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans97
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)97
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering97
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering98
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)99
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans108
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools113
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates119
Best Value Colleges for Engineering119
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates120
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools124
Best Engineering Schools127
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering128
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering133
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools138
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering145
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering194
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering205
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering225
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering232

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from SDSU Cost?

$7,720 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

SDSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,742$17,622
Fees$1,978$1,978
Books and Supplies$1,079$1,079
On Campus Room and Board$18,531$18,531
On Campus Other Expenses$2,910$2,910

Learn more about SDSU tuition and fees.

Does SDSU Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

SDSU does not offer an online option for its engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SDSU Online Learning page.

SDSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

810 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
19.9% Women
44.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 810 bachelor’s degrees in engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 19.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.8% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at SDSU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian112
Black or African American13
Hispanic or Latino179
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3
White276
International Students145
Other Races/Ethnicities81

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at SDSU

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering61
Biomedical Engineering1
Civil Engineering191
Computer Engineering81
Electrical Engineering132

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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