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San Diego State University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and San Diego State University has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how SDSU fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how SDSU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

SDSU is #185 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places SDSU among the top 10% of colleges and universities in the United States for students!

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This media kit includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, SDSU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	1,055	94.3%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	502	94.0%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	228	98.7%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	506	93.1%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	332	92.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78	933	91.6%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	371	95.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	816	90.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	533	95.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	535	93.5%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	366	93.2%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49	417	88.3%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67	925	92.8%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	959	92.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153	1,187	87.1%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77	883	91.3%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	257	89.5%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	540	88.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141	1,150	87.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123	654	81.2%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117	609	80.8%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110	571	80.7%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	169	84.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	53	98.1%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	32	96.9%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	19	94.7%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	460	83.5%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	630	83.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98	573	82.9%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104	471	77.9%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	37	94.6%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	320	77.2%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54	235	77.0%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49	244	79.9%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	53	98.1%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	36	97.2%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	23	95.7%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	22	95.5%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	18	94.4%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	15	93.3%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85	344	75.3%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100	481	79.2%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24	111	78.4%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62	244	74.6%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	36	94.4%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28	121	76.9%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	182	76.9%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	49	89.8%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3	24	87.5%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74	318	76.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162	597	72.9%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	111	90.1%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	233	76.0%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	238	75.6%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	121	88.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	98	92.9%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	89	87.6%
Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	43	72.1%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	34	85.3%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	14	85.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90	345	73.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	378	70.1%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	27	88.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	49	89.8%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	11	81.8%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	138	71.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116	416	72.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	7	60	88.3%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54	189	71.4%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	10	61	83.6%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	10	60	83.3%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	37	86.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	89	87.6%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	42	81.0%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	16	81.3%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	136	69.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	82	81.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	24	132	81.8%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	10	66	84.9%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	61	80.3%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	66	80.3%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	22	77.3%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	36	83.3%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	43	83.7%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	134	67.9%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	17	112	84.8%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	14	78.6%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	10	47	78.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124	384	67.7%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83	255	67.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	76	79.0%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	39	76.9%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	18	77.8%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	62	77.4%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	10	53	81.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	80	81.3%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	69	79.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	13	63	79.4%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	21	76.2%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	71	78.9%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	9	40	77.5%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	20	75.0%
Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3	10	70.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	64	78.1%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	20	78	74.4%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	53	73.6%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	38	76.3%
Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4	14	71.4%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	14	71.4%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	11	39	71.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	13	46	71.7%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	18	72.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	53	71.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	19	68	72.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	11	44	75.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	12	47	74.5%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	45	73.3%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	20	70.0%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	12	66.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	59	72.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	55	72.7%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	13	41	68.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	13	46	71.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	12	42	71.4%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	10	30	66.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	53	71.7%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	42	66.7%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	18	66.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	12	39	69.2%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	35	68.6%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	8	24	66.7%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	40	67.5%

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