University of San Diego
San Diego, California
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 5,671 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 52%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $29,539per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 82%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $93,06910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 52%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for University of San Diego's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $29,539full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $83,503sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $62,420Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 82%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 91%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $93,06910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,671Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 28%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 25%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA — admits 84%
- University of the Pacific Stockton, CA — admits 71%
- Biola University La Mirada, CA — admits 74%
- California Baptist University Riverside, CA — admits 85%
Also worth a look
- University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA — admits 62%
- Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA — admits 48%
- Southeastern University Lakeland, FL — admits 53%
- Touro University New York, NY — admits 61%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY — admits 63%
- Hofstra University Hempstead, NY — admits 68%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of San Diego, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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