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Southern States University has not appeared in the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS directory since 2023, which usually means it has closed or merged with another school. The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.

Private for-profit, 4-year

Southern States University

San Diego, California · www.ssu.edu

Acceptance rate

100.0%

2022

Peer median 68.0%

“Peers” are all 40 private business and management schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).

About

Type
Private for-profit, 4-year
Location
San Diego, California
Website
www.ssu.edu

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting
Large city
Nearest major city
San Diego, about 5 mi
Nearest international airport
San Diego International Airport (SAN), about 2 mi
San Diego, California
President
Claudia Araiza (Chancellor)
Phone
6192981829
City
San Diego, California
Address
1094 Cuhady Place, #120, San Diego, CA 92110

Rankings & Admission

Acceptance rate (%)

Peer median 68.0% · all 40 private business and management schools in the U.S.

Acceptance rate by gender, 2022

Men
100.0%
Women
100.0%

In 2020: men 86.4%, women 100.0%.

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

No athlete data available for 2025.

No athlete data available for 2024.

No athlete data available for 2023.

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

Peer median 0.0 · all 40 private business and management schools in the U.S.

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.