SDG

San Diego Global Knowledge University

San Diego, California Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in San Diego, California, San Diego Global Knowledge University is a private for-profit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 193, made up of 173 undergraduates and 20 graduate students.

San Diego Global Knowledge University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. It awarded 114 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 50 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

193

Students enrolled

75%

First-year retention

114

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

50:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 2

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Certificate Online option 89 graduates
Information Technology Project Management Master Online option 3 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 2

Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Bachelor Online option 15 graduates
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master Online option 7 graduates

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 75%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 50:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 15
Master's degrees: 10
Certificates under 1 year: 89

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 193
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 173
Graduate students, fall 2024: 20
Full-time, fall 2024: 93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 285
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 258
Graduate students, 2024-25: 27
Full-time, 2024-25: 96%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 38%
Men: 62%
White: 23%
Hispanic or Latino: 18%
Black or African American: 18%
Asian: 5%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 34%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 4
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 49%
Students taking some online courses: 51%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Other academic year
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools
CEO/President: Miguel Cardenas
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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