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University of San Diego

University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492


Fax number: (619) 260-6836
Website: https://www.sandiego.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,669
Full-time undergraduates: 5,512
Part-time undergraduates: 157
Total graduate students: 3,146
Full-time graduate students: 1,576
Part-time graduate students: 1,570
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
7.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
24.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
46.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.3% Nonresident Alien
2.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 180 acres
Nearest major city: San Diego

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 46%
Percent of students who live off campus: 54%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1066
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
American Marketing Association - USD Chapter; Real Estate Society; Women in Business at USD; USD Pilates Club; The Bull Pit (student section USD athletics)

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse  
Men's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's water polo  
Women's baseball  
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball  
Women's crewyes 
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's football  
Women's golf  
Women's lacrosse  
Women's rock climbing  
Women's rowing  
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer  
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball  
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's table tennis  
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field  
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball  
Women's water polo  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; baseball; basketball; football; golf; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; rowing; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Lindbergh Field

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 98% within six months of graduation

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