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San Diego State University athletics http://www.goaztecs.com
San Diego State University athletics http://www.goaztecs.com
A landmark architecture featured in the school logo.
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The SDSU Campus with the library (known as the "Infodome") in the foreground.

San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. It is the third-oldest university in the California State University system, and one of the oldest universities in California. SDSU has a student body of more than 33,000 and an alumni base of more than 200,000.

The Carnegie Foundation has designated the institution a "Doctoral/Research University - Intensive," and the campus offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees (Ph.D. and Ed.D) in a total of 151 fields. SDSU is the largest university in San Diego and the third largest in California. It offers the most doctoral degrees of any campus of the California State University system, currently in sixteen (16) academic and research disciplines.

History and Important Facts

With more than a century of achievement in education, research and service, and with an enrollment of more than 33,000 students, San Diego State University (SDSU) has grown into the largest institution of higher education in the southern California region and one of the largest in California.

Renowned for its academic excellence, the university is home to many top-ranked academic programs. One in seven (7) San Diegans with a college degree attended SDSU, making SDSU a primary educator of the region's work force, as well as a leader in expanding access to higher education. Committed to serving the diverse San Diego region, SDSU ranks among the top ten (10) universities nationwide in terms of ethnic and racial diversity among its student body, as well as the number of bachelor's degrees conferred upon minority students.

Increasingly recognized for innovative research, SDSU has achieved the prestigious Doctoral/Research University-Intensive designation, granted by the Carnegie Foundation to the top 6.7 percent of the nation's research-conducting universities. SDSU faculty consistently attract hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars annually in grants and contracts for research and program administration, and SDSU's research and graduate degree programs lead all other campuses of the California State University system. Private giving to SDSU is also rising dramatically, reaching record levels in recent fiscal year. Because state funds provide only about one-third of the SDSU's annual operating requirements, with tuition and fees not adding much more, the support of alumni, friends and community partners is providing a crucial margin of excellence at SDSU, enabling the university to fulfill its mission and expand its service to the San Diego region and beyond.

Perhaps the most visible evidence of SDSU's continuing growth is a recent flurry of campus construction on 'Montezuma Mesa' (as the SDSU campus is locally know). New facilities completed in the past few years, totaling more than two hundred million U.S. dollars ($200,000,000.00), include Cuicacalli, a dining and residence complex; the Chemical Sciences Laboratory, a showcase of leading-edge laboratories and infrastructure; a 2,458-space parking structure, the largest in the California State University system; and the Aztec Athletics Center, housing coaches' offices, training facilities and the Wise Foundation Hall of Fame. Other recent construction projects on the SDSU campus are the SDSU underground trolley station and tunnel, part of the famous San Diego trolley system (see map and San Diego trolley system information).

Endowment

San Diego State University's financial endowment is presently valued at $91,000,000.00 ($91 million U.S. dollars) as of the end of the 2003-2004 academic year, as reported in the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper. The same article reports that San Diego State University received a record $146,000,000.00 in external funding during the 2003-2004 academic year for research purposes and other related matters, and also an additional $65,000,000.00 in donations and other charitable giving.[1]

The primary philanthropic arm of San Diego State University is The Campanile Foundation, controlled by the University Advancement division of the university. The San Diego State University Research Foundation, an auxiliary corporation owned and controlled by the university, is the manager and administrator of all philanthropic funds and external funding for the university and its affiliated and auxilliary foundations and corporations.

An auxiliary to The Campanile Foundation is the Aztec Athletic Association, which primarily raises funds for the student athletes in the San Diego State University athletics programs (see discussion of Athletics below).

In addition to its permanent endowment, San Diego State University raises approximately $55 million U.S. dollars per year in philanthropic gifts to support its research and academic affairs.[2]

Athletics

The official SDSU Athletics website is GoAztecs.com

SDSU Aztecs
SDSU Aztecs

The university has organized facilities for baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, softball, rowing (crew), water polo, and swimming. It competes in NCAA Division I (I-A for football). Its primary conference is the Mountain West Conference; its women's water polo team participates in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and its men's soccer team participates as an Associate Member of the Pacific Ten Conference (the "Pac-10" Conference). Crew's championship regatta is the WIRA (Western International Rowing Association).

The school colors are scarlet and black, SDSU's athletic teams are nicknamed "Aztecs", and its current mascot is the Aztec Warrior, historically referred to as "Monty - Montezuma".

San Diego State Athletics have contributed richly to the National Football League (NFL). Distinguished NFL head coaches were proud members of the Aztec Football program:

  • Joe Gibbs - Lengendary coach of the Washington Redskins, former Aztec player.
  • John Madden - Super Bowl winning coach of the Oakland Raiders, former Aztec Coach.
  • Don Coryell - Hall of Fame Coach of the San Diego Chargers, former Aztec Head Coach.
  • Ted Tollner - NFL Coach of the Rams and 49ers, former Aztec Head Coach.
  • Herman Edwards - NFL Head Coach of the NY Jets and former NFL Player.
  • John Fox - NFL Head Coach of the Carolina Panthers.
SDSU Aztecs
SDSU Aztecs

The baseball team plays in Tony Gwynn Stadium on the SDSU campus.

The softball team and the men's & women's tennis teams play at new stadiums recently opened on the SDSU campus. SDSU Athletics Facilities

The basketball teams play at Cox Arena (see also Cox Arena website) on the SDSU campus.

The soccer and track teams perform at the remarkable SDSU Sports Deck on the SDSU campus. SDSU Athletics Facilities

The football team plays at Qualcomm Stadium (formerly known as "Jack Murphy" Stadium). See also The Q .

In conjunction with the UCSD, the Associated Students organization of San Diego State University runs the Mission Bay Aquatic Center (MBAC) in Mission Bay, California, just a few miles west of the main campus. See also the MBAC homepage. The MBAC provides for all manner of outdoor activities and sports for SDSU students, administration, and faculty. A detailed listing of the SDSU athletics facilities, including photographs and descriptions, is found here: SDSU Athletics Facilities.

Academic and Research Affairs

San Diego State University, Division of Graduate and Research Affairs The official Graduate and Research Affairs website

As a result of recent statutory changes (SB 974), San Diego State University, the leader in the California State University system in awarding Ph.D. or Ed.D degrees, currently awarding such degrees in 16 academic disciplines, intends to expand the scope and number of doctoral degree programs that it offers its graduate students. Link

Research Institutes and Centers

Research Consortium

Renowned Facilities

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2005 SDSU Press "Hyperbole Books" logo

Media

Student Housing

Residence Halls

West Side

  • Chapultapec Hall, "Chappy", 11 stories, houses 540 students
  • University Towers, 9 stories, 560 students
    • formerly known as "El Conquistador" or "El Conq"

East Side

  • Cuicacalli Suites, Tepyac & Tacuba Halls each 6 stories, houses 686 students total
  • The Living Learning Center, "LLC"
    • Maya, 3 stories, houses 200 students
    • Olmeca, 3 stories, houses 200 students
  • Tenochca Hall, 8 stories, houses 380 students
  • Zura Hall, "The Zoo", 9 stories, houses 585 students

Apartments

  • Villa Alvarado, "VA" Furnished
  • Piedra del Sol, Unfurnished

Former Residence Halls

  • Queztal (women only)

Opened in 1937 as the first residence hall. It was next to present day Aztec Center where "The Paseo" development will occur.

  • Templo del Sol, Zapotec, Toltec & Tarastec Halls

This comlex was on the west side of the campus next to Tony Gwinn Stadium across from Chapultepec. Currenlty it is the site of a new Softball stadium and tennis court comlex. They were the same red brick design and floorplan as Maya & Olmeca halls on the east side of campus.

Notable Alumni and Faculty

Alumni

Faculty and Staff

Notes


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