SDSU

San Diego State University is a great school where most of the students are hard working and also know how to have a good time. Most SDSU students do not come from privileged backgrounds and are first generation college students. As a result, almost all SDSU students have a job while also taking classes full-time. SDSU professors actually care about their students and about teaching. The campus is very beautiful (just like the SDSU ladies) and the student body is quite diverse. Like anything, your college experience is what you make it. SDSU can give you the skills you need to be successful after graduation. SDSU is growing in academic prestige and has dozens of national rankings and awards. SDSU has received over $1 billion (yes with a B) in external funding from 2000-2007. For two years in a row SDSU is ranked as the No. 1 most productive small research university in the nation, based on the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. Top 5 SDSU alumni: 1. Jim Sinegal, Costco co-founder and CEO, Time Magazine's 2006 list of The 100 most influential people. 2. Carl Weathers, former NFL player, actor, Apollo Creed in Rocky I, II, III, and IV. 3. Joe Gibbs, Hall of Fame NFL coach. 4. Tony Gwynn, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. 5. Linda Lang, CEO of Jack in the Box.