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SDSU recognized for academic excellence and student success in 2025 Carnegie Classifications
SDSU lands in top 3% nationally for academic profile and earns recognition for supporting local student success
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Aztec Voices

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.