San Diego State University (SDSU) is one of the top leading universities in the United States, and is part of the California State University system. It has been designated a "research university" with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation.
Rankings:
- According to the U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools 2011", SDSU is ranked among the nation's best graduate schools in Education (No. 71) and Chemistry (No. 140).
- Ranked among the nation's best national universities according to U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2010 Guide". It is also ranked 20th in the nation for racial diversity and among the top universities for economic diversity.
- 21st in the nation for graduate schools enrolling Hispanics (Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, April 2010).
- The international business MSBA is ranked 20th in the nation, according to U.S. News "America’s Best Graduate Schools 2010". The joint doctoral program in clinical psychology (with UCSD) is ranked 25th in the nation.
- 113-138th nationwide and 303-401st in the world, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), which has been published by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2009).
- It has been ranked the No. 1 most productive research university, among schools with 14 or fewer Ph.D. programs based on the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (Academic Analytics, 2009).
- 7th among Hispanic Studies programs nationwide for bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanics according to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education's "Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics", May 2009. It is rated 4th among English literature programs nationwide for bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanics.
- 16th in the nation for bachelor’s degrees conferred to ethnic minorities (Diverse Issues in Higher Education, June 2009).
- SDSU received $25.8 million from the National Institutes of Health alone, ranking 48th in the nation (2009).
- SDSU has one of the best geography PhD programs. The Geography Joint Doctoral Program is ranked 7th in the US as reported by the “The Chronicle of Higher Education” in 2007.
- The joint-doctoral program in mathematics and science education was ranked 7th in the nation by the American Mathematical Society (October 2007).
- In 2007, the Department of Psychology is ranked 1st in California for NIH funding with $7.3 million in grants and contracts.
- The undergraduate entrepreneur program was listed in Fortune Magazine's top 25 list of "America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs" in 2007.
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Rankings:
- According to the U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools 2011", SDSU is ranked among the nation's best graduate schools in Education (No. 71) and Chemistry (No. 140).
- Ranked among the nation's best national universities according to U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2010 Guide". It is also ranked 20th in the nation for racial diversity and among the top universities for economic diversity.
- 21st in the nation for graduate schools enrolling Hispanics (Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, April 2010).
- The international business MSBA is ranked 20th in the nation, according to U.S. News "America’s Best Graduate Schools 2010". The joint doctoral program in clinical psychology (with UCSD) is ranked 25th in the nation.
- 113-138th nationwide and 303-401st in the world, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), which has been published by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2009).
- It has been ranked the No. 1 most productive research university, among schools with 14 or fewer Ph.D. programs based on the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (Academic Analytics, 2009).
- 7th among Hispanic Studies programs nationwide for bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanics according to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education's "Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics", May 2009. It is rated 4th among English literature programs nationwide for bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanics.
- 16th in the nation for bachelor’s degrees conferred to ethnic minorities (Diverse Issues in Higher Education, June 2009).
- SDSU received $25.8 million from the National Institutes of Health alone, ranking 48th in the nation (2009).
- SDSU has one of the best geography PhD programs. The Geography Joint Doctoral Program is ranked 7th in the US as reported by the “The Chronicle of Higher Education” in 2007.
- The joint-doctoral program in mathematics and science education was ranked 7th in the nation by the American Mathematical Society (October 2007).
- In 2007, the Department of Psychology is ranked 1st in California for NIH funding with $7.3 million in grants and contracts.
- The undergraduate entrepreneur program was listed in Fortune Magazine's top 25 list of "America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs" in 2007.
* Next: University of San Diego Top Rankings
