Monday is the first day of classes for students at San Diego State University and Cal State San Marcos.

While final enrollment numbers for the 2025-2026 academic year will be released in October, the freshman class at SDSU is expected to break last year's attendance record of almost 6,600, school officials said. Combined enrollment at the San Diego and Imperial Valley campuses was expected to be more than 40,000 students.

SDSU President Adela de la Torre called it "a year of opportunity and audacity" at a luncheon Thursday and said she was looking forward to re- accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a process that begins in the spring and is required for universities to maintain federal funding.

"This is our moment to take everything SDSU stands for — equit

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