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University of San Diego

Basic Information

Type Private
Location San Diego, CA
Population 3,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,619
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 41%
Hispanic 28%
Asian 8%
Mixed 8%
International 6%
Black 4%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 41%
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Life & Natural Sciences 15%
Engineering, Computing & Math 13%
Arts 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,486
Est. Cost of Attendance $78,720
10-Year ROI $229,000
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,055 (89th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 322 (96th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 38%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #251
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #269
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #370
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 290 #77
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 39 #354

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 607 23% / 77% 2% $61,307
Mathematics 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biochemistry 12 42% / 58% 0% $75,083
Biology 68 13% / 87% 0% $61,018
Biophysics
Chemistry 6 50% / 50% 0%
Environmental Science 39 23% / 77% 3% $51,770
Neuroscience 70 11% / 89% 3% $75,089
Economics 12 58% / 42% 8% $62,173
Anthropology 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication Studies 73 +8 38% / 62% 3% $57,391
English 18 +1 28% / 72% 6% $50,361
Ethnic Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
French
History 10 +2 40% / 60% 0%
Humanities 2 0% / 100% 50%
International Relations 22 +1 27% / 73% 5% $60,564
Liberal Studies 13 8% / 92% 0%
Philosophy 6 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Political Science 67 +9 18% / 82% 3% $63,304
Psychology 99 +6 18% / 82% 2% $60,582
Sociology 37 +1 8% / 92% 0% $52,815
Spanish 5 +9 40% / 60% 0% $61,924
Architecture 19 42% / 58% 5%
Art 12 +7 17% / 83% 0%
Art History 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Music 3 33% / 67% 0%
Theatre Arts 4 +1 75% / 25% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Knauss School of Business 523 59% / 41% 12% $89,314
Accounting 49 +1 59% / 41% 4% $96,476
Business Administration 114 +16 61% / 39% 10% $94,257
Business Analytics 22 +14 68% / 32% 14%
Finance 147 +39 72% / 28% 22% $95,172
International Business 32 +4 44% / 56% 19% $84,396
Marketing 94 +19 24% / 76% 6% $71,680
Real Estate 57 +78 79% / 21% 2%
Supply Chain Management 8 +7 88% / 12% 0% $94,257
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering 160 73% / 27% 14% $94,092
Computer Science 53 +2 68% / 32% 6%
Electrical Engineering 32 84% / 16% 22% $104,775
General Engineering 15 40% / 60% 0%
Industrial Engineering 18 72% / 28% 61%
Mechanical Engineering 42 83% / 17% 5% $85,953