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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
Recent News
- I scream, you scream, we all scream for…cauliflower?
- Researchers inspire local youth to pursue careers in STEM
- Meet the Office of Energy and Sustainability student assistants who want to collect your food scraps
- SDSU researchers spent 12 days at sea identifying potential hazards to coastal communities
- Underwater graveyard exposes toxic DDT threat near Catalina Island in the new documentary ‘Out of Plain Sight’
Sustainability at SDSU

Research shows state’s strategy for river cleanup may be all washed up
Data from a five-year study indicates the unwanted debris is closely connected with another major societal problem.

SDSU researchers spent 12 days at sea identifying potential hazards to coastal communities
The crew explored waters off the San Diego coast to protect local cities and infrastructure from underwater threats

Q&A: What powers SDSU, and how do we maintain a sustainable, efficient campus?
Facilities Services executive director Daryn Ockey gives us a peek into how SDSU generates its power, and the work that goes into making sure the campus is running efficiently.
SDSU Impact

SDSU’s 3rd Annual Sustainability Summit
The April 16 event showcase’s sustainability efforts for students, faculty, staff and the greater community.

SDSU Imperial Valley students create health care database to expand medical support
The group of math undergraduate students presented at the annual Student Symposium in February.

Camp Able Coronado: SDSU’s legacy service project empowers children and adults with disabilities
Leadership change signals continued commitment to transformative aquatic recreational experiences for the San Diego community
Solutions

From Class to Career: A new career fair links SDSU students to County Health & Human Services for potential jobs
SDSU alumni account for 52% of SD County’s HHSA leadership.

SDSU Mission Valley partners with MAKE Projects to launch MAKE Farm, allowing for community supported agriculture
An urban farm at SDSU Mission Valley, next to the remodeled trolley plaza, cultivates a partnership between SDSU and MAKE Projects, which offers job readiness training for refugee and immigrant women.

SDSU lab dives into big data to localize UN Sustainable Development Goals
At Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, researchers build awareness of climate change and give a voice to vulnerable populations along the U.S.-Mexico border and globally.
SDSU Alumni
SDSU Imperial Valley student wins Division of Education’s Student Teacher of the Year Award
Clarissa Miranda, who teaches ninth graders in Brawley, is a double alumna and is part of the Division of Education’s second largest graduating cohort.
Homecoming 2024: How Kimberly Giardina’s SDSU roots propelled her to a top San Diego County health role
From a master’s in social work to macro-level leadership, Giardina leads a student success and county health partnership to increase workforce
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.