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University of San Diego Overview

Located in San Diego, California, University of San Diego is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of San Diego makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is University of San Diego Known For?

1,688 Undergraduate Awards
$51,972 Avg Cost After Aid
53% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at USD.
  • In 2021-2022, 52% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, USD bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $78,234 a year. That's about 92% more than their peers at other schools.
  • The average USD student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of San Diego?

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Contact details for USD are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone: 619-260-4600
Website: www.sandiego.edu

How Do I Get Into USD?

You can apply to USD online at: www.sandiego.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/application.php

Admission Requirements for USD

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into USD?

53% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at USD is 53%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Can I Afford University of San Diego?

$51,972 Net Price
34% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of USD is $51,972. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At USD, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $6,875 a year. That adds up to $27,500 over four years for those students.

University of San Diego Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,544 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,702 undergraduate students at USD, with 5,544 being full-time and 158 being part-time.

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There are also 3,339 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,544 full-time undergraduates at USD, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of San Diego students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 428
Black or African American 184
Hispanic or Latino 1,277
White 2,660
International Students 400
Other Races/Ethnicities 595

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of San Diego. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at USD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of San Diego

970 Took All Classes Online
970 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 970 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USD has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 31st most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of USD majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences 11%
Criminal Justice 19%
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 13%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 17%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 11%
Supply Chain Management 32%

University of San Diego Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 166 0 87 0 253
Law 0 0 0 248 248
Finance & Financial Management 204 0 0 0 204
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 161 0 161
Real Estate 107 0 24 0 131
General Psychology 123 0 0 0 123
Marketing 116 0 0 0 116
Legal Support Services 0 106 0 0 106
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 100 0 0 0 100
Educational Administration 0 0 76 24 100
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 84 0 84
Nursing 0 0 23 58 81
Accounting 62 0 14 0 76
Communication & Media Studies 74 0 0 0 74
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 74 0 74
General Education 0 0 72 0 72
Security Science and Technology 0 0 69 0 69
Political Science & Government 66 0 0 0 66
General Biology 65 0 0 0 65
Mechanical Engineering 61 0 0 0 61
Information Technology 0 0 59 0 59
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 57 0 57
Natural Resources Conservation 53 0 2 0 55
International Relations & National Security 31 0 13 0 44
Sociology 42 0 0 0 42
Industrial Engineering 38 0 0 0 38
Legal Research 0 0 38 0 38
International Business 37 0 0 0 37
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 37 0 37
Economics 37 0 0 0 37
Data Analytics 13 0 21 0 34
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 30 0 30
Computer Science 29 0 0 0 29
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 26 0 0 0 26
Liberal Arts General Studies 26 0 0 0 26
General English Literature 25 0 0 0 25
Electrical Engineering 23 0 0 0 23
Applied Mathematics 0 0 23 0 23
Human Services 0 0 22 0 22
General Engineering 18 0 0 0 18
Mathematics 18 0 0 0 18
Architectural History 17 0 0 0 17
History 15 0 0 0 15
Fine & Studio Arts 15 0 0 0 15
Teaching English or French 0 7 7 0 14
Romance Languages 14 0 0 0 14
Drama & Theater Arts 7 0 7 0 14
Philosophy 12 0 0 0 12
Chemistry 10 0 0 0 10
Ethnic Studies 9 0 0 0 9
Taxation 0 0 8 0 8
Physics 8 0 0 0 8
Religious Studies 7 0 0 0 7
Area Studies 5 0 0 0 5
Music 5 0 0 0 5
Anthropology 4 0 0 0 4
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 3 0 3
Special Education 0 0 1 0 1
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,688 113 1,012 330 3,143

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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