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12 Reasons Why SDSU is More Than a Party School

The rankings and results don't lie.

Alesha Fatland
Sep 15, 2015
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12 Reasons Why SDSU is More Than a Party School

I don't know about anyone else but when I tell people I go to SDSU they tend to give me a look. I can tell they're thinking, "But she doesn't look like she goes to a lot of parties." Someone once even asked me, "So does that mean you've done cocaine?" Playboy even published lists of the nation's top party schools in 1987, 2002, 2006, and 2009 and SDSU was on the list every year. At one point, one of the fraternities had a nationally recognized pool party and one fraternity made international news over alleged sexual harassment late 2014.

If you go to SDSU then you know this is not what our school is all about. For everyone who says SDSU is just a party school, show them this list.

Rankings by U.S. News and World Report

1. SDSU is ranked No. 79 for top public universities in the entire country by U.S. News and World Report.

2. SDSU is ranked one of the top 20 schools for graduating with the least amount of debt by U.S. News and World Report.

3. SDSU is ranked in the top 25 schools in the nation for ethnic diversity by U.S. News and World Report.

4. SDSU is ranked No. 5 in public universities and No. 9 in all universities nationally for International Business by U.S. News and World Report.

5. SDSU is ranked No. 8 in public universities and No. 21 in all universities nationally for undergraduate entrepreneurship.

6. Famous/Successful Alumni

  • Ralph Rubio (founder of Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill)
  • Robert O. Peterson (founder of Jack in the Box)
  • Julie Kavner (voice of Marge Simpson)
  • Tony Gwynn Jr. (outfielder for Phillies)
  • Tony Gwynn Sr. (right fielder for Padres)
  • Ellen Ochoa (first Latina astronaut)
  • Matt Flynn (Maroon 5 drummer)
  • Kathleen Kennedy (producer of "E.T." and "Jurassic Park")

Fun Facts

7. SDSU owns one of less than 300 first-edition copies of "De Revolutionibus" (also known as "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres") that is worth over $1 million.

8. Acceptance rate: 34.5 percent (more selective than NYU, ASU, Pepperdine University, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and all CSU's).

9. Fifty percent of graduates stay in the San Diego area (great for internship and job opportunities).

10. Seven on-campus buildings are recognized as historical places by the U.S. government.

11. SDSU quickly took advantage of Forbes Magazine's social media campaign #MyTopCollege.

    And last but not least...

    12. Students are proud of SDSU and have their own reasons why it is more than a party school.



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