San Diego State University, established in 1897, is a comprehensive public university with a well-rounded development. It ranked 140th in the 2018 US News ranking of American universities and is among the Top 100 Public Schools in the United States. In 2023, CULR renewed the inter-university cooperation framework agreement with San Diego State University (San Diego State University Global Campus). To date, several  students from CULR have participated in student visitor programs at this university.