Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location San Diego, CA
Population 3,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,055 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 322 (96% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,469
Men / Women 48% / 52%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 34%
White 29%
Black 16%
Asian 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 512 31% / 69% 0% $53,108 66 89%
Biology 13 31% / 69% 0% $66,398 84
Kinesiology 7 57% / 43% 0% $54,688 69 100%
Applied Psychology 17 18% / 82% 0% $56,364 72
Communication 3 33% / 67% 0%
Communication Studies 7 57% / 43% 0% $64,568 82 96%
Cross-Cultural Studies $52,695 65
English 20 30% / 70% 0% $42,380 39 78%
General Studies 34 50% / 50% 0% $74,057 90 90%
History 19 74% / 26% 0% $51,983 64 96%
Interdisciplinary Studies 37 27% / 73% 0% $50,951 62 89%
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 38% / 62% 0%
Political Science 2 100% / 0% 0% $71,250 88
Psychology 253 23% / 77% 0% $50,652 61 88%
Social Science $47,945 54
Social Sciences 4 100% / 0% 0%
Sociology 39 31% / 69% 0% $48,624 56 95%
Spanish $52,153 64
Sport Psychology 6 67% / 33% 0%
Digital Arts 9 44% / 56% 0%
Digital Media 3 0% / 100% 0% $40,184 32
Legal Studies 19 37% / 63% 0% $55,730 71
Paralegal Studies 12 25% / 75% 0% $55,869 71
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing 703 41% / 59% 0% $74,818 90 94%
Cybersecurity 75 72% / 28% 0% $70,702 87 94%
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 52 29% / 71% 0% $65,169 83 88%
Community Health $49,333 58 86%
Health Sciences 15 20% / 80% 0% $55,752 71 96%
Medical Radiologic Technology $96,085 98
Nursing 270 24% / 76% 0% $96,154 98 98%
Public Health 38 29% / 71% 0%
Health Administration 45 24% / 76% 0% $58,698 76 91%
Public Administration 17 41% / 59% 0% $99,394 98 100%
Criminal Justice 131 57% / 43% 0% $50,882 61 90%
Homeland Security 60 78% / 22% 0% $54,475 69 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Sanford College of Education 108 11% / 89% 0% $44,931 46 90%
Early Childhood Education 100 9% / 91% 0% $44,456 45 90%
Elementary Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,456 45 90%
English Education 6 33% / 67% 0% $51,710 63
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,248 64
Special Education $53,219 66
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business and Management 469 59% / 41% 0% $67,377 85 93%
Accounting 58 43% / 57% 0% $57,974 75 94%
Business Administration 233 56% / 44% 0% $62,620 80 91%
Business Communications 19 42% / 58% 0% $66,978 84 95%
Finance 32 72% / 28% 0% $75,632 91
Human Resources Management 1 0% / 100% 0%
Management Information Systems 62 76% / 24% 0% $85,065 95 100%
Office Management $62,620 80
Organizational Behavior Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $67,062 84
Organizational Leadership 40 57% / 42% 0% $62,620 80 91%
Construction Management 23 91% / 9% 0% $88,749 97
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering and Technology 84 87% / 13% 0% $78,028 92 93%
Construction Engineering $80,528 93
Electrical & Computer Engineering 22 91% / 9% 0%
Electrical Engineering $87,784 96 100%
Manufacturing Engineering 20 95% / 5% 0% $84,998 95 100%
Computer Science 40 80% / 20% 0% $74,951 90 89%
Information Technology 2 100% / 0% 0% $69,877 87 91%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $14,340
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 53%
4-Year Graduation Rate 17%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 26.2% 491 55% / 45% 0% $65,578 83 93%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.8% 466 31% / 69% 0% $54,364 68 90%
Health Sciences 20.4% 382 25% / 75% 0% $88,865 97 96%
Professional 13.1% 245 62% / 38% 0% $55,937 71 91%
Computer Science 6.2% 117 75% / 25% 0% $72,141 88 92%
Education 5.8% 108 11% / 89% 0% $44,931 46 90%
Engineering 2.2% 42 93% / 7% 0% $84,998 95 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 0.7% 13 31% / 69% 0% $66,398 84
Arts 0.6% 12 33% / 67% 0% $40,184 32

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $4.0M #115 63% $0.2M
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #342 0% $0
Computer Science $0.1M #396 91% $0 360
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #517 99% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #434 0% $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0 14 #95
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #623 $0
Total $5.0M #385 54% $0.2M 14 #431 360

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional