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University of San Diego

San Diego, California

UC San Diego

https://www.sandiego.edu

#108 National Colleges

48.69% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

5,820 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, primarily residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic
The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Roman Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Chartered in July 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and School of Law), the academic institutions merged in 1972 into the University of San Diego. Since then, the university has grown to comprise nine undergraduate and graduate schools, to include the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and School of Law. USD has 89 undergraduate and graduate programs, and enrolls approximately 9,073 undergraduate, paralegal, graduate and law students. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

"University of San Diego." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_San_Diego.
Location

City
San Diego, California

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 41.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 11.5%
Social Sciences 10.4%
Engineering 9.2%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 7.5%
Psychology 5.3%
Natural Resources And Conservation 2.4%
Visual And Performing Arts 1.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.8%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.6%
Physical Sciences 1.3%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 1.2%
Architecture And Related Services 1.2%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 1.2%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.9%
History 0.8%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.4%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%

Cost

Tuition
$51,186.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
37.18%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$32,460.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1299 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 690 640 590
Verbal 680 640 600

ACT Scores

29 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 29 27 24
English 33 30 26