| Institution: | San Diego State Univesity |
| San Diego, CA |
San Diego State University is a public research university in San Diego, California, and is the largest and oldest higher education institution in San Diego County. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university in the 23-member California State University (CSU). SDSU has a Fall 2016 student body of 34,688 and located approximately 12 miles from the Pacific coastline.