SDSU will pay $300K to settle female student-athletes' class action lawsuit
San Diego State University has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by female student-athletes who claimed the school deprived them of equal athletic financial aid. The settlement requires SDSU to ensure Title IX compliance by the end of the 2026-27 academic year.
San Diego State University (SDSU) has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by female student-athletes. The lawsuit, filed in 2022, alleged that SDSU deprived female athletes of equal athletic financial aid in violation of Title IX. The settlement, approved by a San Diego federal judge, requires SDSU to ensure Title IX compliance by the end of the 2026-27 academic year, hire an outside expert to conduct a gender equity review, and develop a gender equity plan. SDSU maintained that it did not violate Title IX and noted that the settlement is non-precedential. The lawsuit claimed that female athletes received $570,000 less in athletic financial aid than they should have based on their participation rates. The settlement marks the first time a school has paid class-wide damages to female athletes for discriminating against them in violation of Title IX.
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