San Diego State University has received more than 79,000 undergraduate applications for fall 2015.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2014) — For the fourth year in a row San Diego State University has received a record number of applications.
The application period for fall 2015 closed on Nov. 30 with 81,080 freshmen and undergraduate transfer student applications. That is an increase of more than 2 percent from last year’s record 79,135 applications for fall 2014.
“We are excited to again see record interest in our academic programs. This interest reflects the dedicated efforts of our talented faculty and staff members, our growing national reputation and the extraordinary achievements of our alumni and current students.” said SDSU President Elliot Hirshman.
Among the fall undergraduate applications are 58,193 first-time freshmen and 22,816 upper division transfer students, up 4 and 6 percent respectively over last year.
Quality and quantity
As the number of applications to the university increases, so too does the academic achievement of its students. The 2014 class of freshmen for the San Diego campus is the highest-achieving in the history of the university. Among the 4,978 first-time freshmen this year, the average high school GPA is 3.69 with an average SAT score of 1115, up from 3.61 and 1106 the year before. The incoming class is also highly diverse; 52.9 percent of first-time freshmen are students of color.
Thanks in part to these academic achievements, SDSU continues to build momentum in national rankings, moving up 34 spots from No. 183 in 2011 to No. 149 in this year’s U.S. News and World Report’s list of national universities.
Fall 2015 applicants can expect notification of acceptance by March 2015.
