The University of San Diego is a nationally ranked Roman Catholic institution committed to advancing academic excellence, expanding liberal and professional knowledge, creating a diverse and inclusive community and preparing leaders dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service. The university is a co-educational, residential university serving students of diverse backgrounds from across the country and around the world. The University of San Diego’s Committee on Inclusion and Diversity (CID) believes academic excellence requires inclusive engagement with diverse groups and varying perspectives, and it recognizes that the benefits of a rich, diverse learning community are most likely realized when institutions demonstrate high levels of commitment to inclusion and diversity. The committee actively supports recruitment and retention of underrepresented students, staff, faculty and administrators in pursuit of the compositional diversity required to achieve excellence.  

 

STUDENT PROFILE
# of degree-seeking undergraduates                                  5,111
% male/female                                                                         42/58
% African American                                                                         3
% American Indian or Alaska Native                                            2
% Asian or Pacific Islander                                                          11
% Hispanic                                                                                      15
% White                                                                                            63
% International                                                                                  3
% Pell grant recipients                                                               13.1 

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                                                              381
full-time minority faculty                                                                 70
student-faculty ratio                                                                     15:1
average class size                                                                    15-25
% first-year retention rate                                                              85
% graduation rate (6 years)                                                          75

Popular majors Business Administration, Communication Studies, Psychology, Political Science, International Relations

 

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% freshmen)                                                                49 (96)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations United Front Multicultural Center, Asian Student
Association, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, Association of Chicana Activists, Black Student Union, Filipino Ugnayan Student Organization, ‘Aikane O Hawaii, Association Internationale des Estudiantes en Sciences Economiques, Native American Student Union, PRIDE

Athletics NCAA Division I, Pacific Coast Softball Conference; Pioneer Football League (football I-AA); West Coast Conference; baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cross country, football, m golf, m/w soccer, w softball, w swimming, m/w tennis, w track. More on Athletics...