San Diego State University

College of Business Administration

  • AVG. GMAT SCORE
    598
  • Program Cost
    $15,134
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Enrollment
    339
Contact Information
5500 Campanile Drive
MC 8228
San Diego, California 92182-8228, United States
Website

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
    34%
  • Selectivity
    54%
  • Job Offers
    51%
  • Average Salary
    $75,106.00
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services

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About San Diego State University

Admissions: Can I get in?

3.16 GPA of All Applicants 3.32 GPA of All Accepted Applicants
Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average 55
  • Median 48
  • Middle 80% 12 to 108
Admissions Selectivity
54% College of Business Administration 48% Average Across All Schools
598 Average GMAT Score
  • Applied
  • Accepted
Average Score
69% 552
75% 598
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 308
54% 54.0
34% 34.0
Female
49% 49
International
31% 31
Re-Applicants
0% 0
0% 0
Wait-listed
100% 0
Top Undergrad Majors
  • All Applicants
  • Other Science
  • Other Humanities
  • Other Business
  • Accepted
  • Other Science
  • Other Humanities
  • Other Business
Top 5 Feeder Colleges for Accepted
  • San Diego State University
  • University of San Diego
  • Arizona State University
  • Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • Nanjing Audit University
Importance of Application Elements
  • GMAT Scores Very Important
  • GPA / Undergrad Transcripts Very Important
  • Interviews Not Considered
  • Application Essay Important
  • Resume / Work Experience Considered
  • Recommendations Considered
$24,598 Applicant Average Base Salary
GMAT Scores
  • All Applicants
  • Accepted
770 to 800
0% 0
0% 0
740 to 769
1% 1
1% 1
710 to 739
2% 2
4% 4
680 to 709
5% 5
5% 5
650 to 679
7% 7
11% 11
620 to 649
10% 10
18% 18
590 to 619
16% 16
20% 20
560 to 589
14% 14
20% 20
530 to 559
12% 12
11% 11
500 to 529
7% 7
9% 9
Under 500
21% 21
1% 1
English Language Requirements
550 Minimum TOEFL Score
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Accepted Tests
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL Internet Based Test
  • TOEFL Paper-based Test

Careers: Will I find a job?

Financial Services 23%
Top Industry
  • Other 17%
  • Pharma/Biotech/Health Care 13%
  • Consumer Products 11%
Deloitte 18%
Top Employer
  • Grant Thornton 18%
  • KPMG 18%
  • Price waterhouse Coopers 12%
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
45% College of Business Administration 82% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
41% 41
60% 59.90775862068965
41% Receive Offers
48% 48
56% 55.94857923497267
48% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
4% 4
22% 22.276036585365855
4% Receive Offers
5% 5
25% 25.176799999999997
5% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
5% 5
5% 5.4188983050847455
5% Receive Offers
15% 15
6% 6.143524590163933
15% Accept Offers
81% Graduates seeking full-time employment
16% Graduates not seeking employment
Top Employers / Number Hired
  • Deloitte 3
  • Grant Thornton 3
  • KPMG 3
  • Price waterhouse Coopers 2
  • Qualcomm 2
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
0% 0
Data not provided
Finance/Accounting
48% 48
$65,909.00
30K 115K
General Management
0% 0
Data not provided
Human Resources
0% 0
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
17% 17
$46,375.00
30K 75K
Information Technology
11% 11
$106,800.00
55K 187K
Operations/Logistics
11% 11
$96,600.00
71K 114K
Other
13% 13
$10,583.00
75K 130K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
9% 9
$84,250.00
52K 130K
Consumer Products
11% 11
$54,600.00
30K 75K
Financial Services
23% 23
$62,000.00
50K 115K
Government
6% 6
$71,667.00
30K 110K
Manufacturing
6% 6
$73,667.00
65K 71K
Media/Entertainment
4% 4
$70,500.00
31K 110K
Non-profit
0% 0
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
4% 4
$89,000.00
58K 120K
Pharma/Biotech/Health Care
13% 13
$112,333.00
50K 187K
Real Estate
0% 0
Data not provided
Technology
6% 6
$47,667.00
30K 67K
Other
17% 17
$83,250.00
55K 120K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
One Year or Less
19% 19
$47,222.00
30K 56K
More than one year, up to three years
17% 17
$58,250.00
50K 71K
More than five years
51% 51
$90,000.00
30K 187K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Asia
0% 0
Data not provided
Australia & Oceania
0% 0
Data not provided
Central America & the Caribbean
0% 0
Data not provided
European Free Trade Zone
0% 0
Data not provided
Non-European Free Trade Zone
0% 0
Data not provided
Middle East & North Africa
0% 0
Data not provided
North America
98% 98
$76,087.00
30K 187K
South America
0% 0
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
0% 0
Data not provided
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
0% 0
Data not provided
U.S. South
4% 4
$93,500.00
67K 120K
U.S. Southwest
0% 0
Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
0% 0
Data not provided
U.S. West
93% 93
$75,395.00
30K 187K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Other Income for Most Recent Graduates
Top Companies with Interns / Hired
  • Sabemos 3
  • Mitchell 2
  • Cubic Corp 2
  • ShowUHow 2
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus 33
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board 85
  • Average intern length in weeks 16
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 98
Annual Job Searching Trips by the School

Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$90,690
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $15,134
  • Budget $27,225
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$106,314
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $24,062
  • Budget $36,153
0 Full Tuition Scholarships
$8,800 Average Scholarship Amount 46% of Students Receive Aid
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Financial Aid
  • Apply for Aid
  • Receive Aid
Students applying for financial aid
51% 51
46% 46
Scholarships
$ $ $ $ $
$1,318,500
Total aid distributed for the upcoming year
Basic scholarships awarded
  • A Combination Of Need And Merit
0%
Of first-year institutional scholarship recipients who received at least the same amount for the second year
Loans
  • Loan guarantee policy No
  • Max loan guarantee per year $0
  • Average post-graduation debt $30,200

Academics: What will I learn?

Students in Core Classes
45 College of Business Administration 42 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Lectures
35% 35
Case study
30% 30
Team project
20% 20
Top Areas of Study
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
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Concentrations and Specializations
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Health Care Administration
  • International Business
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Real Estate
  • Supply Chain Management
Master Degree Programs
  • Accounting
  • Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Joint Degree Programs
  • MBA/JD (Law)
  • MBA/MA (Arts)
Requirements for Graduation
  • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Program Logistics
  • Program length (in months) 21
  • Distance learning 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?

26% International Students
44% Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
53% 53
Hispanic
14% 14
Asian American
12% 12
Student Citizenship
North America
74% 74
Asia
18% 18
Middle East and North Africa
5% 5
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Activities
Active Professional Clubs
  • Consulting
  • Entrepreneurship
Active Networking Clubs

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.