COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 122409PUBLIC

SAN DIEGO, CA

San Diego State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$15,364Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate77.3%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$68,268working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$15,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$68,268
Median earnings 5 years after completion$65,488

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,910
$30,001–48,000$10,017
$48,001–75,000$12,697
$75,001–110,000$15,891
$110,001+$23,821

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion77.3%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention90.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients31.7%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share23.2%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid37.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,891federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates35,377IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate36.2%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$15,000

6,159 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

34 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 203 working graduates$120,799 earnings · $18,875 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 119 working graduates$106,416 earnings · $18,165 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 158 working graduates$100,586 earnings · $16,499 debt →Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$100,139 earnings · $23,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 249 working graduates$97,825 earnings · $19,994 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 142 working graduates$95,865 earnings · $19,832 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 307 working graduates$88,136 earnings · $15,000 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 137 working graduates$86,613 earnings · $16,375 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 356 working graduates$81,368 earnings · $15,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 278 working graduates$80,011 earnings · $15,218 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 181 working graduates$74,123 earnings · $15,250 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$73,095 earnings · $26,150 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$70,113 earnings · $17,749 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 419 working graduates$69,902 earnings · $15,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 216 working graduates$68,861 earnings · $17,998 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 117 working graduates$67,414 earnings · $17,038 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$64,824 earnings · $17,068 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$61,510 earnings · $15,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 241 working graduates$61,389 earnings · $15,675 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 244 working graduates$59,914 earnings · $15,000 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$59,733 earnings · $17,134 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 211 working graduates$58,419 earnings · $12,496 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 443 working graduates$57,510 earnings · $12,998 debt →Public AdministrationBachelor's Degree · 133 working graduates$57,264 earnings · $15,000 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 143 working graduates$56,674 earnings · $15,176 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 240 working graduates$55,072 earnings · $15,862 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 127 working graduates$54,569 earnings · $13,716 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 165 working graduates$53,387 earnings · $12,500 debt →Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$52,095 earnings · $20,915 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 466 working graduates$51,021 earnings · $14,301 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$49,406 earnings · $14,997 debt →Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$49,167 earnings · $14,957 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$48,471 earnings · $12,999 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 127 working graduates$43,485 earnings · $15,248 debt →
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