University of San Diego

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 3,000,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,812
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 51%
From Region 11%
Athletes 474 (8.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 43%
Hispanic 28%
Mixed 8%
Asian 7%
International 7%
Black 5%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 651 26% 51% 6% 6% 25% 2% $66,233 33 +0.39 41 94%
Chemistry 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,909 59 +0.03 55 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 +5 75% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $78,641 50 -0.25 69 — — — — —
Physics 8 — 100% 50% 12% 0% 38% 0% $82,377 49 -0.09 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 15 — 33% 40% 7% 7% 27% 7% $85,005 94 +1.20 78 100% — — — —
Biology 66 — 21% 45% 8% 3% 32% 2% $65,736 46 -0.08 39 94% — — — —
Biophysics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,005 94 +1.20 78 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 78 — 21% 55% 18% 4% 13% 0% $80,765 93 +1.21 72 90% — — — —
Environmental Science 47 — 21% 53% 6% 2% 15% 2% $52,026 19 -0.83 9 91% — — — —
Economics 19 +1 68% 37% 0% 5% 37% 16% $73,459 14 -0.92 59 95% — — — —
English 19 +2 16% 53% 5% 5% 26% 5% $58,351 81 +0.72 20 98% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 5 +4 20% 0% 20% 20% 20% 0% $54,765 41 -0.36 13 — — — — —
French 1 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $31,430 0 -2.37 1 — — — — —
History 10 +2 50% 40% 0% 10% 0% 10% $55,215 49 -0.17 14 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 10 — 20% 50% 10% 0% 40% 0% $48,687 14 -0.83 6 89% — — — —
Philosophy 18 +2 33% 56% 11% 6% 28% 0% $56,972 41 -0.34 17 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +9 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,230 67 +0.37 30 100% — — — —
Anthropology 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,626 43 -0.30 11 — — — — —
Communication Studies 78 +7 21% 65% 1% 4% 22% 4% $66,459 70 +0.43 41 96% — — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $48,687 15 -0.74 6 89% — — — —
International Relations 25 +1 24% 56% 4% 8% 28% 0% $53,454 5 -1.01 11 88% — — — —
Political Science 47 — 38% 43% 0% 11% 32% 6% $81,469 83 +0.68 74 100% — — — —
Psychology 103 +3 17% 53% 6% 6% 27% 1% $65,987 96 +1.66 40 96% — — — —
Sociology 35 +6 6% 31% 3% 17% 31% 0% $53,986 44 -0.26 11 93% — — — —
Architecture 26 — 58% 54% 0% 4% 31% 0% $68,131 47 +0.01 46 — — — — —
Art 13 — 38% 38% 0% 15% 31% 0% $50,733 70 +0.42 7 — — — — —
Art History 5 +2 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $50,644 55 -0.09 7 — — — — —
Music 3 +2 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $49,752 62 +0.32 6 — — — — —
Theatre Arts 3 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,529 80 +0.60 5 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Knauss School of Business 574 55% 45% 9% 2% 24% 10% $89,267 89 +0.14 82 95%
Accounting 69 +4 57% 42% 16% 1% 22% 7% $106,676 89 +1.27 94 98% — — — —
Business Administration 109 +12 53% 37% 7% 2% 29% 14% $76,941 64 -0.04 66 94% — — — —
Business Analytics 23 +14 61% 48% 22% 4% 17% 0% $84,043 34 -0.48 77 — — — — —
Finance 185 +54 72% 48% 5% 1% 22% 13% $96,255 52 -0.10 88 94% — — — —
International Business 54 +7 37% 46% 4% 6% 24% 11% $82,503 63 -0.05 75 96% — — — —
Marketing 88 +24 23% 49% 9% 2% 19% 6% $85,162 74 +0.59 78 98% — — — —
Real Estate 40 +79 70% 50% 12% 2% 25% 2% $83,526 38 -0.51 76 94% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 6 +8 67% 17% 17% 0% 50% 17% $76,941 18 -0.89 66 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering 162 71% 40% 11% 2% 24% 10% $117,665 98 -0.04 97 94%
Electrical Engineering 18 — 94% 39% 0% 6% 28% 22% $105,294 25 -0.56 93 92% — — — —
General Engineering 19 — 47% 53% 11% 0% 32% 0% $92,386 31 -0.47 85 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 23 — 35% 35% 0% 4% 9% 43% $103,994 23 -0.62 92 90% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 51 — 78% 45% 10% 2% 35% 2% $95,354 32 -0.48 87 96% — — — —
Computer Science 51 +1 80% 33% 22% 2% 16% 4% $159,927 88 +1.02 100 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $66,598
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 42.8% 593 56% 45% 8% 2% 24% 10% $88,761 68 +0.10 82 95% —
Social Sciences 21.0% 291 20% 53% 3% 8% 27% 2% $65,966 78 +0.69 40 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.5% 160 22% 50% 12% 4% 22% 1% $74,990 86 +0.68 62 93% —
Engineering 8.0% 111 67% 43% 6% 3% 28% 14% $98,248 34 -0.52 89 94% —
Humanities 4.7% 65 28% 46% 8% 6% 25% 3% $55,429 53 -0.09 14 95% —
Computer Science 3.7% 51 80% 33% 22% 2% 16% 4% $159,927 91 +1.02 100 95% —
Arts 3.6% 50 42% 54% 0% 8% 26% 2% $59,520 81 +0.16 23 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.4% 47 21% 53% 6% 2% 15% 2% $52,026 15 -0.83 9 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 19 79% 58% 11% 0% 21% 0% $79,151 50 -0.14 70 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.6M #223 10% $0.0M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $3.6M #245 78% $0 — — — 3
Education $1.4M #204 32% $0 40 #87 — —
Business & Economics $1.2M #195 0% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.8M #348 35% $0 — — — 4
Engineering $0.5M #313 49% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #354 0% $0 6 #175 46 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #286 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $11.5M #295 37% $0.1M 46 #265 46 7

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 99 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Baseball 38 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Soccer 35 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Rowing 32 $427K $427K $0
Basketball 21 $5.3M $5.3M $0
Tennis 10 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Golf 9 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Cross Country 8 $63K $63K $0
Total 252 $14.6M $14.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 68 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 51 $312K $312K $0
Soccer 33 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 32 $504K $504K $0
Softball 23 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 18 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Basketball 16 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Tennis 6 $982K $982K $0
Total 222 $11.3M $11.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 100 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Football 99 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Soccer 68 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Track & Field (combined) 51 $312K $312K $0
Baseball 38 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Basketball 37 $8.2M $8.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 32 $504K $504K $0
Softball 23 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 18 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Tennis 16 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Golf 9 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Cross Country 8 $63K $63K $0
Total 474 $37.1M $37.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 54%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 53% 52% 42%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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