University of San Diego Teaching Programs

University of San Diego is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is University of San Diego?

Contact details for USD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone:	619-260-4600
Website:	www.sandiego.edu

How Do I Get Into USD?

You can apply to USD online at: www.sandiego.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/application.php

Admission Requirements for USD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into USD?

USD has an acceptance rate of 53%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Can I Afford University of San Diego?

The overall average net price of USD is $51,972. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USD, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $6,875 a year. That adds up to $27,500 over four years for those students.

University of San Diego Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,702 undergraduate students at USD, with 5,544 being full-time and 158 being part-time.

There are also 3,339 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,544 full-time undergraduates at USD, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of San Diego students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	428
Black or African American	184
Hispanic or Latino	1,277
White	2,660
International Students	400
Other Races/Ethnicities	595

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of San Diego. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at USD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of San Diego

In 2022-2023, 970 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USD has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of San Diego Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Education	0	72	0	72
Curriculum & Instruction	0	57	0	57
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	20	24	44
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	39	0	39
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	17	0	17
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	7	7	0	14
General Special Education	0	1	0	1
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	213	24	244

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Walleigh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.