SDSU NewsCenter
CSU Board of Trustees approves SDSU’s Evolve Student Housing
May 21SDSU will soon begin construction on the project, which will provide new traditional style residence hall and suite- and apartment-style housing to help meet the significant existing student demand for cost-effective housing.
City of San Diego honors SDSU earning historic R1 status with official proclamation
May 13As first announced in spring 2025, SDSU is the first California State University to earn the prestigious classification, reserved for less than 5% of America's universities with the highest levels of research activity.
Honorary degree recipient recognized for community impact, SDSU support
May 9Community Health Group CEO and SDSU alumna Norma A. Diaz, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology, is one of the 2025 honorary degree recipients.
New SDSU, The Skatepark Project Partnership to drive skateboarding and action sports research
Feb 17SDSU’s Center for Skateboarding, Action Sports, and Social Change and The Skatepark Project are now partners under a new agreement designed to promote the mental, physical and social benefits of skateboarding culture.
SDSU earns R1 classification, joins top 5% of research universities in the U.S.
Feb 13SDSU has, for the first time, been designated an R1 university, a category historically reserved for top-tier, research-intensive doctoral degree-granting universities.
SDSU receives prestigious grant to revolutionize career readiness with esports-inspired platform
Feb 4San Diego State University, which has student career fairs this month, is set to transform career services with an innovative new approach with a prestigious grant from Strada Education Foundation.
SDSU, Kumeyaay Community College sign partnership
May 8The partnership, signed this month, will grant guaranteed transfer eligibility to Kumeyaay Community College students interested in completing four-year degrees at SDSU.
SDSU receives CSU funding for Black student success
Apr 23As part of a $4.6 million allocation going to universities across the CSU system, SDSU will receive $125,000 to support Black student success.
Strategic Plan Success: New faculty investments, improved diversity
Feb 27New research and donor funds are drastically growing the university’s research enterprise and impact at a time when the university is also diversifying its faculty.
Strategic Plan Success: Athletics drives student-athlete successes, national competitiveness
Feb 27SDSU student-athletes regularly receive recognition for their athletic and academic performance and other successes thanks also to the investments made by athletic leadership, staff and coaches.