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University of San Diego

San Diego, CA · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Roman Catholic

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
79.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$84,399
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation
$20,847

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates
Total all graduate
Grand total all students

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class35.0%
% in top 25% of HS class76.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$64,100
Tuition — out-of-state$64,100
Required fees$1,099
Room and board$19,200
Total cost — in-state$84,399
Total cost — out-of-state$84,399

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$51,548
Avg % of need met79.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$21,658
Avg loan debt at graduation$20,847

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)1,731
Transfer admit rate64.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)52.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$30,365Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)81.7%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)77.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate90.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$85,309Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan33.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full19.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress17.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white43.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino27.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women50.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men49.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white64.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino13.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services39.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences11.5%
Social Sciences9.3%
Engineering8.0%
Psychology7.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs5.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services3.7%
Natural Resources And Conservation3.4%