University of San Diego Business Programs

Located in San Diego, California, University of San Diego is a private not-for-profit institution. San Diego is a great location for students who prefer city over country 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?

The acceptance rate at USD is 53%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 39th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of USD majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Supply Chain Management	32%

University of San Diego Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Finance	204	0	204
General Business Administration and Management	144	53	197
Real Estate	107	24	131
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	116	0	116
Accounting	62	14	76
International Business/Trade/Commerce	37	0	37
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	37	0	37
Supply Chain Management	22	12	34
Interior Design Management	0	22	22
Tax Law/Taxation	0	14	14
Taxation	0	8	8
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	0	2	2
Research and Development Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	729	149	878

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.