San Diego State University

College of Business Administration

  • AVG. GMAT SCORE
    562
  • Program Cost
    $48,960
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Enrollment
    61
Contact Information
5500 Campanile Drive
MC 8232
San Diego, California 921828232, United States
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The College of Business Administration at San Diego State University is one of the nation’s oldest and largest AACSB accredited business schools. Nationally recognized for its superior academic quality, the College celebrates research and teaching excellence as it prepares business leaders to serve in top positions throughout the world. SDSU’s College of Business is dedicated to educating, inspiring and motivating students to become entrepreneurial thinkers, innovative leaders and socially responsible global citizens.

Quick Stats

  • Yield
    82%
  • Selectivity
    69%

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About San Diego State University

Admissions: Can I get in?

Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average 173
  • Middle 80% 120 to 240
Admissions Selectivity
69% College of Business Administration 74% Average Across All Schools
562 Average GMAT Score
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 56
69% 69.0
82% 82.0
Re-Applicants
0% 0
0%
Wait-listed
100% 0
550 Minimum TOEFL Score
Pre-MBA Careers
General Management
28% 28
Management
22% 22
Operations
19% 19
Finance / Accounting
13% 13
Marketing / Sales
13% 13
Human Resources
3% 3
Other
3% 3
Consulting
0% 0
Technology
28% 28
Consumer Products
25% 25
Pharma / Health Care
19% 19
Non-Profit
13% 13
Manufacturing
13% 13
Other
6% 6
Petroleum / Energy
3% 3
Financial Services
3% 3
Government
3% 3
Real Estate
0% 0
Media / Entertainment
0% 0
Consulting
0% 0
Top 5 Feeder Companies
  • US Navy
  • SDG&E
  • Care Fusion
  • DJO Global
  • Qualcomm

Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$48,960
Total Program Cost
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$48,960
Total Program Cost
Basic scholarships awarded
Loans
Loan guarantee policy Only to domestic students Max loan guarantee per year $25,000
0 Full Tuition Scholarships Awarded
70% Percent that received aid

Academics: What will I learn?

Faculty
  • Faculty from Full-Time program
  • Faculty with at least 5 years corporate experience
80% 80
100% 100
Students in Core Classes
33 College of Business Administration 34 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Case study
40% 40
Lectures
30% 30
Experiential learning
20% 20
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Joint Degree Programs
  • MBA/JD (Law)
Top Areas of Study
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Leadership
  • Operations Management
Requirements for Graduation
  • 0
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
  • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
Program Logistics
  • Program length (in months) 22
  • Distance learning No
  • Out of country or special trip/project Yes
Technology Improvements
  • Hire FT programmer to maintain websites & fuse data collection into thorough & easily accessible formats. Open state of the art Wells Fargo Financial Markets Lab, complete w/ stock tickers & 12 Wall Street style terminals where students receive specialized training & become Bloomberg certified. The Zahn Center provides a place for students to use an incubator & accelerator system providing mentorship, engineering svcs, space & development in support of helping start small businesses.

Students: Who are my classmates?

40 Average age of student
Ethnicity of Students
White
53% 53
Hispanic
17% 17
Not Reported
10% 10
Student Citizenship
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Campus
  • Campus distance from airport 15 miles
  • Pre-program Orientation Yes
  • Types of housing
  • Temporary housing available

Alumni: How strong is my network?

8,004 Living MBA Alumni 2 Countries where alumni clubs exist
86 Active alumni clubs
4 Participating in gift donations No Individual alumni gift in excess of $10 Million in the last 12 months

Employer data includes graduates and current students.