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City of San Diego honors SDSU earning historic R1 status with official proclamation
As 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.
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Shaye Phung started her journey as an aspiring teacher. She leaves SDSU as an aspiring education policy change agent headed to graduate school at one of the world’s most prestigious universities.

SDSU grad turns a high school museum visit into a lifelong passion
Chula Vista grad pursued art museum dream with help of SDSU mentors, leadership experiences and campus community support.
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This recognition enhances our ability to attract excellent faculty, supercharges our students’ career readiness, and grows the value and prestige of an SDSU degree everywhere, benefiting our 500,000 living Aztec alumni.
— SDSU President Adela de la Torre, from SDSU earns R1 classification, joins top 5% of research universities in the U.S.