SAN DIEGO—A record 76,792 candidates applied to San Diego State University (SDSU) for fall 2022, a number which university leaders say bodes well for the institution following several tumultuous years in the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Jan. 14.
The applicants include students from all 50 states—with a record number of first-time applicants from California—as well as 74 countries. Including both first-year and transfer students, the university has received 99,027 undergraduate applications, another record.
