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San Diego State University

5500 Campanile Drive

San Diego, CA 92182-8000

United States

Telephone: 619-594-5200

URL: https://www.sdsu.edu

Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Barbara Gross Davis

Student Achievement URL:WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning. https://asir.sdsu.edu

Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited

Most Recent Commission Action: November 15, 2022

First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 1949

Undergraduate FTE: 28,915

Graduate FTE: 3,718

Financial Structure Type:Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported. Public

Sponsorship:Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy. Multi-institution System

Academic Calendar:The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system. Semester

Distributes Financial Aid: Yes

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RoleNameTitleEmail
Accreditation Liaison OfficerMadhavi MccallInterim Associate Vice President for Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditationmccall@sdsu.edu
Board of Directors ChairWenda FongChair of the Board of Trustees of the CSUtrusteesecretariat@calstate.edu
Chief Academic OfficerSalvador OchoaProvost and Senior Vice Presidentshochoa@sdsu.edu
Chief Executive OfficerAdela de la TorrePresidentaidelatorre@sdsu.edu
Chief Financial OfficerAgnes Wong NickersonVice President for Business and Financial Affairs & CFOawongnickerson@sdsu.edu
Director Institutional ResearchJeanne StronachDirector of Analytic Studies and Institutional Researchjstronac@sdsu.edu
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00115112Genesis Healthcare San Diego RadiationSan DiegoAdditionalActive
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115111Palau Community CollegeKororAdditionalActive
00115108SDSU Imperial Valley Campus – BrawleyBrawleyBranch CampusActive
00115100San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoMain CampusActive
00115114Sharp Grossmont HospitalSan DiegoAdditionalActive
Tbilisi GeorgiaTbilisiAdditionalActive
DegreeDegree LevelYear ImplementedModality
AccountancyMasters1989On-Site
AccountingBachelors1982On-Site
Advanced Certificate Program in Radiologic Physics Residency ProgramNon-degree2015On-Site
Aerospace EngineeringBachelors1976On-Site
Aerospace EngineeringMasters1965On-Site
Aerospace EngineeringBachelors2022Distance Education
Africana StudiesBachelors1973On-Site
Africana StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
American Indian StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
American Indian StudiesBachelors2009On-Site
American Indian StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
AnthropologyBachelors2022Distance Education
AnthropologyMasters1970On-Site
AnthropologyBachelors1965On-Site
Applied Gerontology Basic CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Applied MathematicsMasters1979On-Site
Arabic CertificateNon-degree2021On-Site
ArtMasters2006On-Site
ArtBachelors1979On-Site
ArtBachelors2022Distance Education
Artist Diploma Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Asian StudiesBachelors1965On-Site
Asian StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
AstronomyBachelors2022Distance Education
AstronomyMasters1963On-Site
AstronomyBachelors1963On-Site
Athletic TrainingMasters2022On-Site
AudiologyProfessional Doctorate2003On-Site
Bachelor of Science in Computer EngineeringBachelors2022Distance Education
Behavior Analysis Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Big Data AnalyticsMasters2020Distance Education
Big Data AnalyticsMasters2018On-Site
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
BioengineeringMasters2004On-Site
Bioinformatics and Medical InformaticsMasters2008On-Site
BiologyMasters1993On-Site
BiologyBachelors1965On-Site
BiologyBachelors2022Distance Education
Biology (Cell and Molecular)Research Doctorate1984On-Site
Biomedical Quality Systems Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
Biotechnology CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Brazilian Studies CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Brazilian Studies, B.A.Bachelors2022On-Site
Business AdministrationBachelors2016Distance Education
Business AdministrationBachelors2022Distance Education
Business AdministrationBachelors1955On-Site
Business AdministrationMasters1964On-Site
Business Administration CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Business Administration and Juris DoctorMasters2002On-Site
Business Administration, ExecutivesMasters1990On-Site
Business Administration/ Latin American StudiesMasters1974On-Site
Chemical PhysicsBachelors2022Distance Education
Chemical PhysicsBachelors1968On-Site
ChemistryResearch Doctorate1966On-Site
ChemistryBachelors2022Distance Education
ChemistryMasters1970On-Site
ChemistryBachelors1974On-Site
Chemistry Integrated Teacher Education emphasis – B.A. Degree in Lib Arts & SciBachelors2020On-Site
Chicana and Chicano StudiesMasters2003On-Site
Chicana and Chicano StudiesBachelors1999On-Site
Chicana and Chicano StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Child DevelopmentBachelors1968On-Site
Child DevelopmentBachelors2022Distance Education
Child DevelopmentBachelors2022Distance Education
Child and Family DevelopmentMasters1968On-Site
Children’s Literature CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Children’s/Adolescent Literature Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
City PlanningMasters1968On-Site
Civil EngineeringBachelors2020Distance Education
Civil EngineeringBachelors2020Distance Education
Civil EngineeringMasters1965On-Site
Civil EngineeringBachelors1965On-Site
Civil EngineeringBachelors2022Distance Education
ClassicsBachelors1971On-Site
ClassicsBachelors2022Distance Education
Co-occurring Disorders CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
Cognitive Disabilities Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
CommunicationBachelors2022Distance Education
CommunicationBachelors1996On-Site
CommunicationMasters1996On-Site
CommunicationBachelors2021Distance Education
Communication CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Communication Systems Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Community College Teaching Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Comparative International StudiesBachelors2012On-Site
Comparative International StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Comparative LiteratureBachelors2022Distance Education
Comparative LiteratureBachelors1969On-Site
Comparative and Global Politics Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Computational Linguistics CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Computational ScienceMasters1999On-Site
Computational ScienceResearch Doctorate2007On-Site
Computer EngineeringMasters2021On-Site
Computer EngineeringBachelors1998On-Site
Computer ScienceMasters1972On-Site
Computer ScienceBachelors2022Distance Education
Computer ScienceBachelors1959On-Site
Construction EngineeringBachelors2006On-Site
Construction EngineeringBachelors2022Distance Education
Construction ManagementBachelors2020On-Site
Construction ManagementBachelors2022Distance Education
CounselingMasters1967On-Site
Creative Editing and Publishing CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Creative WritingMasters1988On-Site
Creative Writing CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Criminal JusticeBachelors2022Distance Education
Criminal JusticeBachelors1959On-Site
Criminal JusticeBachelors2020Distance Education
Criminal Justice and CriminologyMasters1999On-Site
Cybersecurity ManagementMasters2020On-Site
Cybersecurity Management Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
DanceBachelors2022Distance Education
DanceBachelors1989On-Site
Data Science Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Developing Gifted Potential Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Dual Language for Academic Literacy Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Early Childhood Transdisciplinary Education & Mental Health Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
EcologyResearch Doctorate1977On-Site
EconomicsMasters1999On-Site
EconomicsBachelors1968On-Site
EconomicsBachelors2022Distance Education
EconomicsBachelors2021Distance Education
EducationResearch Doctorate1971On-Site
EducationMasters1978Distance Education
EducationMasters1959On-Site
Educational LeadershipMasters2022On-Site
Educational LeadershipMasters2022Distance Education
Educational LeadershipProfessional Doctorate1981On-Site
Electrical EngineeringBachelors2022Distance Education
Electrical EngineeringMasters2007On-Site
Electrical EngineeringMasters2021Distance Education
Electrical EngineeringBachelors1953On-Site
Emphasis in Liberal Studies Multiple Subject Integrated Teacher EducationBachelors2020On-Site
EngineeringMasters2000On-Site
Engineering Sciences (Bioengineering)Research Doctorate1991On-Site
Engineering Sciences (Electrical and Computer Engineering)Research Doctorate1991On-Site
Engineering Sciences (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)Research Doctorate1991On-Site
Engineering Sciences (Structural Engineering)Research Doctorate1991On-Site
EnglishBachelors1959On-Site
EnglishMasters1965On-Site
EnglishBachelors2022Distance Education
English Language Development for Academic Literacy Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
English for Academic PurposesNon-degree1974On-Site
Entertainment Management Basic CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Entrepreneurship CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Environmental EngineeringBachelors1997On-Site
Environmental EngineeringBachelors2022Distance Education
Environmental SciencesBachelors1999On-Site
Environmental Studies CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Envoronmental ScienceBachelors2022Distance Education
EpidemiologyMasters2020On-Site
Ethnic and Gender Studies in the Workplace CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Ethnic and Gender Studies in the Workplace CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
European StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
European StudiesBachelors1967On-Site
Evolutionary BiologyResearch Doctorate2010On-Site
Executive Financial Planner Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Exercise PhysiologyMasters1993On-Site
Exercise Physiology and Nutritional ScienceMasters1999On-Site
FinanceBachelors1988On-Site
Financial Analysis Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Financial ServicesBachelors1988On-Site
Foods and NutritionBachelors2022Distance Education
Foods and NutritionBachelors1983On-Site
FrenchMasters1967On-Site
FrenchBachelors1967On-Site
FrenchBachelors2022Distance Education
Geographic Information Science CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
GeographyMasters1977On-Site
GeographyBachelors1975On-Site
GeographyResearch Doctorate1991On-Site
GeographyBachelors2022Distance Education
Geological SciencesBachelors2022Distance Education
Geological SciencesMasters1982On-Site
Geological SciencesBachelors1982On-Site
GeophysicsResearch Doctorate2010On-Site
GermanBachelors1998On-Site
GermanBachelors2022Distance Education
GerontologyBachelors2022Distance Education
GerontologyBachelors1988On-Site
GerontologyMasters2002On-Site
Global Business DevelopmentMasters2019On-Site
Global Religious Literacy CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Health CommunicationBachelors2022Distance Education
Health CommunicationBachelors2011On-Site
Health Communication CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Health Professions CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Health ScienceBachelors1975On-Site
HistoryMasters1965On-Site
HistoryBachelors2022Distance Education
HistoryBachelors1959On-Site
Homeland SecurityMasters2006On-Site
Hospitality and Tourism ManagementBachelors2000On-Site
Hospitality and Tourism ManagementMasters2012Distance Education
Hospitality and Tourism ManagementBachelors2022Distance Education
HumanitiesBachelors1995On-Site
HumanitiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Information SystemsBachelors1970On-Site
Information SystemsMasters2011On-Site
Intensive English for CommunicationNon-degree1974On-Site
Interdisciplinary Research on Substance UseResearch DoctorateOn-Site
Interdisciplinary StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Interdisciplinary StudiesMasters1995On-Site
Interdisciplinary StudiesBachelors1995On-Site
Interdisciplinary Study of Bilingualism Basic CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
International BusinessBachelors1959On-Site
International BusinessBachelors2022Distance Education
International Media CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
International Security and Conflict ResolutionBachelors1995On-Site
International Security and Conflict ResolutionBachelors2022Distance Education
Investment Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Islamic and Arabic StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Islamic and Arabic StudiesBachelors2019On-Site
JapaneseBachelors1994On-Site
JapaneseBachelors2022Distance Education
JournalismBachelors2022Distance Education
Journalism and Media StudiesBachelors2009On-Site
Juris Doctor and Business AdministrationMasters2008On-Site
Juris Doctor and Social WorkMasters2002On-Site
K-12 Ethnic Studies Teaching Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
K-12 Ethnic Studies Teaching Basic CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
KinesiologyBachelors2022Distance Education
KinesiologyBachelors1999On-Site
Korean Studies CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Language and Communicative DisorderResearch Doctorate1996On-Site
Language, Culture, and SocietyBachelors2020On-Site
Language, Culture, and SocietyBachelors2022Distance Education
Latin American StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Latin American StudiesBachelors1965On-Site
Latin American StudiesMasters1967On-Site
Latin American Studies and Public HealthMasters1991On-Site
Latin American Studies/Business AdministrationMasters1991On-Site
Learning Design and TechnologyMasters1984On-Site
Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender StudiesBachelors2012On-Site
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queer, and Plus (LGBTQ+) StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Plus (LGBTQ+) Studies CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Plus (LGBTQ+) Studies Adv CertifNon-degree2023On-Site
Liberal Arts and SciencesMasters1987On-Site
Liberal StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Liberal StudiesBachelors1959On-Site
LinguisticsMasters1969On-Site
LinguisticsBachelors1975On-Site
LinguisticsBachelors2022Distance Education
ManagementBachelors2000On-Site
MarketingBachelors2000On-Site
MathematicsBachelors2022Distance Education
MathematicsBachelors1959On-Site
MathematicsMasters2004On-Site
Mathematics Integrated Teacher Education emphasis – B.A. Degree in Liberal ArtsBachelors2020On-Site
Mathematics and Science EducationResearch Doctorate1991On-Site
Mechanical EngineeringMasters1958On-Site
Mechanical EngineeringBachelors1958On-Site
Mechanical EngineeringsBachelors2022Distance Education
Medical PhysicsMasters2000On-Site
Meeting and Event ManagementMasters2019Distance Education
Meeting and Event Management Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
MicrobiologyBachelors2022Distance Education
MicrobiologyBachelors1991On-Site
MicrobiologyMasters1971On-Site
Modern Jewish StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Modern Jewish StudiesBachelors2002On-Site
MusicMasters1983On-Site
MusicBachelors2022Distance Education
MusicBachelors1969On-Site
NursingBachelors2022Distance Education
NursingBachelors2007On-Site
NursingMasters1982On-Site
NursingBachelors2022Distance Education
Nursing PracticeProfessional Doctorate2012On-Site
Nutritional SciencesMasters1984On-Site
Nutritional Sciences and Exercise PhysiologyMasters1984On-Site
Performance CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Personal Financial Planning CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
PhilosophyBachelors1965On-Site
PhilosophyMasters1965On-Site
PhilosophyBachelors2022Distance Education
Physical ScienceBachelors1993On-Site
Physical ScienceBachelors2022Distance Education
Physical TherapyProfessional Doctorate2012On-Site
PhysicsBachelors2022Distance Education
PhysicsMasters1999On-Site
PhysicsBachelors1991On-Site
Political ScienceBachelors2022Distance Education
Political ScienceMasters1979On-Site
Political ScienceBachelors1965On-Site
Pop Culture CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Pre-Master’s CertificateNon-degree2003On-Site
Preventive Medicine Residency Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Professional Computational Science Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Professional Data Science Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Professional Writing CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Property Management CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
PsychologyMasters1995On-Site
PsychologyBachelors2022Distance Education
PsychologyBachelors1959On-Site
Psychology ClinicalResearch Doctorate2004On-Site
Public AdministrationMasters1969On-Site
Public AdministrationBachelors1965On-Site
Public AdministrationMasters2000Distance Education
Public Administration CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Public Administration and Latin American StudiesMasters2011On-Site
Public AdminsitrationBachelors2022Distance Education
Public HealthBachelors2021Distance Education
Public HealthMasters1989On-Site
Public HealthBachelors2022Distance Education
Public HealthResearch Doctorate2007On-Site
Public HealthBachelors2022On-Site
Public Health Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Public Health and Latin American StudiesMasters2006On-Site
Public Health and Social WorkMasters2006On-Site
Public Health, MPH, Health Promotion and Behavioral SciencesMasters2017Distance Education
Public Health, MPH, EpidemiologyMasters2017Distance Education
Public Health, MPH, EpidemiologyMasters2017On-Site
Public History Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Public Law CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Public Policy Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Public RelationsBachelors2022On-Site
Race and Policing CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Real EstateBachelors2000On-Site
Recreation AdministrationBachelors2007On-Site
Recreation AdminstrationBachelors2022Distance Education
Regulatory AffairsMasters2004Distance Education
Regulatory Affairs Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
Rehabilitation Administration Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Rehabilitation CounselingMasters1997Distance Education
Rehabilitation CounselingMasters1975On-Site
Rehabilitation Counseling Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Rehabilitation Technology Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Religious StudiesBachelors1969On-Site
Religious StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Residency Training in Radiation Therapy PhysicsNon-degree2015On-Site
Rhetoric and Writing StudiesBachelors2014On-Site
Rhetoric and Writing StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Rhetoric and Writing StudiesMasters2001On-Site
Risk Management and Insurance CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
RussianBachelors1970On-Site
RussianBachelors2022Distance Education
Russian and Central European CultureBachelors2022Distance Education
Russian and Central European StudiesBachelors1996On-Site
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School PsychologyEducation Specialist1965On-Site
Screen Writing MFAMasters2021Distance Education
Semester at SDSUNon-degree2004On-Site
Single Subject Mathematics CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Social ScienceBachelors2022Distance Education
Social ScienceBachelors1959On-Site
Social WorkMasters1959On-Site
Social WorkBachelors2020Distance Education
Social WorkBachelors2022Distance Education
Social WorkBachelors1977On-Site
Social Work Administration Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Social Work and Juris DoctorMasters1997On-Site
Social Work and Public HealthMasters1987On-Site
SociologyMasters1970On-Site
SociologyBachelors1965On-Site
SociologyBachelors2022Distance Education
Spanglish Decolonial Healing Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
SpanishBachelors1959On-Site
SpanishBachelors2022Distance Education
SpanishMasters1983On-Site
Spanish Translation and Interpretation Studies CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Spanish for the Professions CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Speech Language and Hearing SciencesBachelors1984On-Site
Speech Language and Hearing SciencesMasters2006On-Site
Speech, Language, and Hearing SciencesBachelors2022Distance Education
StatisticsBachelors2022Distance Education
StatisticsMasters1984On-Site
StatisticsBachelors1994On-Site
Supported Employment and Transition Specialist Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
SustainabilityBachelors2022Distance Education
SustainabilityBachelors2012On-Site
TESL/TEFL CertificateNon-degree2004On-Site
Taxation Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Teacher LeadershipMasters2021Distance Education
TeachingMasters2022Distance Education
TeachingMasters2008On-Site
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESL/TEFL) Advanced CertificatNon-degree2023On-Site
Teaching of Writing Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Television Film and New Media ProductionMasters1977On-Site
Television, Film and New Media ProductionBachelors1977On-Site
Television, Film, and New MediaBachelors2022Distance Education
Text Analytics CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Theatre ArtBachelors2022Distance Education
Theatre ArtsMasters1980On-Site
Theatre ArtsBachelors1965On-Site
Transcultural Communication Basic CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
United States-Mexico Border Studies CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Urban StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Urban StudiesBachelors1987On-Site
Web and Mobile Applications Development Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023Distance Education
Women’s StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Women’s StudiesBachelors1994On-Site
Women’s StudiesMasters1995On-Site
Women’s Studies Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Women’s Studies CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
Workforce Education and Lifelong Learning Advanced CertificateNon-degree2023On-Site
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