Historical Acceptance Rates

San Diego State University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 32.1%, with 70,048 applicants and 22,496 accepted. This marks a decline from the previous year's acceptance rate of 34.1% for 2023, when 23,905 out of the same number of applicants were accepted. Historically, the rate has dropped from 39.3% in 2022, indicating an increasing competitiveness in the admissions process. Over the past several years, SDSU's acceptance rates have fluctuated, with rates around 34-35% from 2019 to 2021, suggesting a trend toward more stringent admissions standards.