Undergraduate Programs

Imagine summoning the courage to travel to a different country and going to school where you don’t know anyone. That is exactly what Lauren Hagen, a management senior in SDSU’s Fowler College of Business did. It turned out to be one of the best experiences in her college life.

Of the 8,000+ undergraduate students who enrolled at SDSU’s Fowler College of Business during the fall semester in 2025, 923 of them were new transfer students. Michael Ruso was one of those students.

Stepping into a new environment can be daunting for anyone. But for freshmen who are the first in their families to attend college, that first semester may be particularly challenging. First-generation college student Nicolas Rankin knows these challenges first-hand.