Does San Diego State require the SAT? No, it's test blind
San Diego State is test blind: it won't read an SAT or ACT score, even if you send one. It admits 36% of applicants, so grades, courses and essays decide.
San Diego State doesn't read SAT or ACT scores
A score won't be read even if you send one, so it can't help or hurt. With a 36% admit rate, San Diego State is a Target for everyone; grades, courses and essays decide.
San Diego State by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 36%
- Middle 50% SAT
- Not read
- Test policy
- Test blind
Test blind · checked Nov 9, 2026 · San Diego State admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
San Diego State admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 52%, from 59,051 in 2015 to 89,972 in 2024, and San Diego State's admit rate went from 34% to 36%.
- 34%
- 36%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89,972 | 32,561 | 36% |
| 2023 | 82,800 | 28,517 | 34% |
| 2022 | 77,250 | 30,331 | 39% |
| 2021 | 67,660 | 25,646 | 38% |
| 2020 | 64,784 | 23,778 | 37% |
| 2019 | 70,048 | 23,905 | 34% |
| 2018 | 69,399 | 23,998 | 35% |
| 2017 | 60,910 | 21,574 | 35% |
| 2016 | 60,834 | 21,072 | 35% |
| 2015 | 59,051 | 20,321 | 34% |
In fall 2024, 6,629 of the 32,561 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
San Diego State GPA
What enrolled first-year students brought from high school.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.82
- 100% of new students reported one
Common Data Set 2025–26.
San Diego State waitlist
Waitlist
11,627 applicants were offered a spot, 6,016 took it, and 962 were admitted from it.
16%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2025–26.
San Diego State cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $15,364
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 76%
- Median earnings
- $64,909
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 38,492
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like San Diego State
Other colleges that don't read scores, with similar admit rates.
- UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · 33% admittedTest blind
- Cal Poly SLOSan Luis Obispo, CA · 31% admittedTest blind
- UC DavisDavis, CA · 42% admittedTest blind
- UC IrvineIrvine, CA · 29% admittedTest blind
- UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · 27% admittedTest blind
- California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA · 46% admittedTest blind
More colleges in California
Sources
- San Diego State Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- San Diego State admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- San Diego State website
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