Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 78.11
Liaison Kristin Larson
Submission Date Oct. 23, 2023

STARS v2.2

San Diego State University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.06 / 4.00 Dr. Luke Wood
Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Division of Diversity and Innovation
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Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
68

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
67

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
24.90

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
70.40

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:

Students can participate in PELL or SUG grants. There are study abroad scholarships for students in need. The Educational Opportunity Program has approximately 4,000 members who are first generation and or low income. We also provide a Food Pantry for students who cannot afford food and an emergency crisis response team. We also have set alone programs for students who are current and former foster youth and those who were formerly incarcerated.


A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:

Short-term study abroad is designed to accommodate the lives of nontraditional students and single parents.


Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The data for part 2 came from the website URL above and the Director of Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships, Rosanne Pasenelli.


The data for part 2 came from the website URL above and the Director of Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships, Rosanne Pasenelli.

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