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San Diego State University

San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-7455

Official telephone: (619) 594-5200
Fax number: (619) 594-5642

Website: www.sdsu.edu


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Screen last updated on: December 12, 2012
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 10,587 men, 14,003 women, 24,590 total
Full-time undergraduates: 9,240 men, 12,333 women, 21,573 total
Part-time undergraduates: 1,347 men, 1,670 women, 3,017 total
Total graduate students: 2,097 men, 3,329 women, 5,426 total
Full-time graduate students: 1,000 men, 1,960 women, 2,960 total
Part-time graduate students: 1,097 men, 1,369 women, 2,466 total
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West

San Diego State University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 300 acres
City or town school is located in: San Diego, CA
Population of city/town: 1,306,300
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campus in Calexico, CA.
Nearest major city: San Diego, CA
Distance of nearest major city: 8 miles
Population of nearest major city: 1,306,300
Online campus map: www.sdsu.edu/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. A maximum of 4,482 students can be accommodated in on-campus housing.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for international students
  • other housing including Living/Learning center. Quiet housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 65%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 13%
Percent of students who live off campus: 87%
Students required to live on campus: All first year freshmen outside of the San Diego State University local service area are required to live on campus.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 400
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Recital hall, performing arts theatres, observatories, seismology and weather stations, health and recreation centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
military, veteran student, birth control, career, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, adapted recreation.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 99%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 17
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 11
Percent of men who join fraternities: 9%
Number of social sororities on campus: 22
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 9
Percent of women who join sororities: 9%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Daily Aztec, published daily
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 300
Campus-based religious organizations:
Agape House Lutheran Episcopal Campus Ministry, Catholic Newman Club, Challenge SDSU, Christians at SDSU, Harvest at SDSU, Latter Day Saint Student Association, Real Life (Campus Crusade for Christ), The Navigators at SDSU
Minority student organizations:
Cultural Organizations, African Student Drama Association, Afrikan Student Union, Andres Bonifacio Samahan, Art Without Borders/Arte Sin Fronteras at SDSU IV Campus, Asian Pacific Student Alliance, Association of Chicana Activists, Black Student Science Organization, Chaldean American Student Association, Chicanos and Latinos for Community Medicine, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Circolo Italiano, Hindu YUVA, Japanese Student Association, Jewish Student Union, Hispanic Business Student Association, Korean Student Association, Latin American Studies Student Organization, Native American Student Alliance, National Society of Black Engineers, National Society of Minorities in Hospitality, Pacific Islander Student Association, SGI World Peace Club, Saudi Students Club, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Somali Student Council, Student African American Sisterhood, Taiwanese Student Association, The Civilia World Project, Vedic Culture/Vegetarian Society, Vietnamese Student Association, Women's Outreach Association
International student organizations:
Golden Key International Honour Society, International Students for Social Equality, International Students Association, MEChA
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Students for the National Association of Teachers of Singing, School of Social Work Social Action Committee, Jewelry Student Coop, Honors Council, Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, Andres Bonifacio Samahan, Aztec Model United Nations, Education Without Borders, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Student Union , Students for Justice in Palestine, Aztecs Winter Guard, Foodies, KCR radio, Sunset Clefs, HOPE SDSU, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, PATCH Peer Advocates for Total College Health, Pride Action Committee, Scholars for Success, Society of Professional Journalists, Air Force ROTC, Detachment 075 Honor Guard, , Ambassadors, Aztec PhenomeTHON, Aztecs for Africa, Circle K, College Students for New Orleans, Commuter Connection, Pre-Law Society, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Civil Engineering Honor Society, Entrepreneur Society, Enviro-Business Society, Expanding Women Career Opportunities, Pacific Asian Society of Engineers, Future Athletic Trainers Society, Future Physical Therapist Organization, Communication Graduate Student Organization, Chabad Jewish Student Life, Council of Pre-Health Organizations, Finance and Investment Society, Association for Computing Machinery, Association for Diversity in Finance and Accounting, Association of Information Technology Professionals, Association of Pre-Pharmacy Students; Graduate Social Work, Journalism and Media Studies, School Counseling Graduate Student, Science Teachers, California Nursing Student's, Future Educators, American Medical Student, Financial Planning, Muslim Student, Physcian Assistant Student, Pre-Veterinary Medical, Recreation and Tourism Student Associations; ballroom and Latin dance, culinary and food science, film, Green Campus, music writing, French, German, Irish, and Pre-Dental clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Jeff Schemmel,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Kathy Van Wyk,
SWA
School colors: red and black
School mascot: Aztecs (The Aztec Warrior)
Athletic conference memberships: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I), Mountain West Conference (Division I, Football I-A), Pacific-10 Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's socceryes 
Men's tennisyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-countryyes 
Women's divingyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimmingyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field (indoor)yes 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's water poloyes 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 15%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 13%
Athletic facilities:
arena, baseball/softball stadium, centers and practice field, aquatics center
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, billiards, bowling, flag football, football, golf, racquetball, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball
Club sports for men:
cycling, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, rugby, skiing, soccer, surfing, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, water skiing
Club sports for women:
cycling, dance, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, surfing, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, water skiing

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: San Diego, CA (8 miles)
Nearest other airport: Santa Ana/Orange County, CA (90 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: San Diego, CA (8 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: San Diego, CA (8 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 30%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 47% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
KPMG, Peace Corps, PriceWaterHouse Coopers, SDG&E, Target.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Ellen Ochoa, astronaut, NASA
  • Art Linkletter, entertainer and humanitarian.

 
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