+52%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at San Diego State University rose 52% between 2007 and 2010 ($3.4k → $5.2k).
California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
San Diego State
San Diego, California. 33,654 undergraduate students. 212 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at San Diego State
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at San Diego State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.1% → 0.0%).
+29%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at San Diego State University rose 29% between 2007 and 2010 ($9.0k → $11.6k).
-20%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at San Diego State University fell 20% between 2007 and 2010 (29.6k → 23.7k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$64,909+23% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$52,620
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry78.3%+115% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$12,847+51% · '97→'10
At program completion33,654-2% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS90.3%+2% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time34.4%-41% · '01→'24
latest cohort$8,290+193% · '00→'10
out-of-state $20,170SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.6%Median federal debt $12,847 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $64,909 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+115%
San Diego State · completion · 150% rose
35.6% → 76.4%
+824%
San Diego State · completion · 100% rose
6.1% → 56.3%
+193%
San Diego State · in-state tuition rose
$1,776 → $5,206
+133%
San Diego State · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,156 → $21,328
+51%
San Diego State · median debt rose
$7,663 → $11,604
-100%
San Diego State · cohort default rate fell
3.8% → 0.0%
+32%
San Diego State · earnings_median_8yr rose
$46,300 → $61,120
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Accounting and Related Services.$117,624Computer Science.$114,373Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$109,894Business Administration, Management and Operations.$108,004Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$100,171Mechanical Engineering.$99,279Accounting and Related Services.$96,719Civil Engineering.$96,325Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.$93,649Public Health.$91,167Special Education and Teaching.$88,685Computer and Information Sciences, General.$87,236Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$83,644Educational Administration and Supervision.$82,932Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$82,604Communication and Media Studies.$81,064Marketing.$79,506Economics.$77,568Social Work.$76,958Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$76,325Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$75,255Business Administration, Management and Operations.$74,342Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$73,724Political Science and Government.$70,987
Showing top 24 of 56 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
56 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$48,300Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$45,763Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$73,724Educational Administration and Supervision.$82,932Special Education and Teaching.$88,685Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$76,325
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$109,894Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$75,255Public Health.$91,167Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$83,644Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$62,278Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$82,604Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.$56,624
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$74,342International Business.$62,849Business Administration, Management and Operations.$108,004Hospitality Administration/Management.$58,612Accounting and Related Services.$117,624Accounting and Related Services.$96,719Finance and Financial Management Services.$70,355Marketing.$79,506
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“San Diego State graduates earn $X” — not “San Diego State makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending San Diego State caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.