San Diego State University Snapshot
San Diego State University (SDSU), with an enrollment of more than 35,000, is one of the largest universities in California. It offers some 75 academic programs leading to about 85 bachelor's, 75 master's, and 15 joint-doctoral degrees. Its Imperial Valley campus on the Mexican border provides upper-division courses and exchange programs with Mexican universities in Baja California. More than one-fifth of SDSU's student population is Hispanic. The school was founded in 1897 as a training center for elementary school teachers. It is part of the California State University System.
