Ranking Among the Best
SDSU is No. 60 on the Business Journals' list of top public universities.
San Diego State University continues to rise up the ranks.
The Business Journals recently ranked SDSU among the top public universities in the United States. SDSU was listed No. 60 out of 484 public universities in the country.
The rankings identify the public universities and colleges that offer the best educational experiences to their students. The highest marks went to schools with highly selective admissions processes, strong retention and graduation rates, prestigious reputations, affordable tuitions and housing costs, diverse faculties and student bodies and economically robust communities.
The study covered all 484 public universities and colleges that met the following criteria:
- More than half of the degrees they granted during the most recent academic year were at the bachelor's degree level or higher.
- They have been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as baccalaureate, master's or research institutions.
- They submitted the full range of 2013 data to the National Center for Education Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
- They are not U.S. military academies.
Universities that topped the list include the University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary.
SDSU is among 10 California universities in the top 100 on the list.
On the rise
It's been a good year for SDSU in the realm of college rankings.
This year, SDSU has been recognized as a top university for community engagement, study abroad, veteran achievement and diversity.
SDSU also moved up three spots on the U.S. News and World Report’s list of America’s Best Colleges.
