University Of San Diego

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university located in San Diego, California. It was chartered in 1949 and opened its doors to students in 1952 as the San Diego College for Women. The university offers over 60 degrees at the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels. It is organized into the following academic units:

• College of Arts & Sciences
• Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
• School of Business Administration
• School of Law
• School of Leadership and Education Sciences
• School of Nursing & Health Science

USD is home to many Greek organizations. The fraternities and sororities are governed by the Interfraternal Council and Panhellenic Council. USD also hosts several student clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in law and business and management.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,832 in 2009-2010 (7,386 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 65% of enrolled students and graduate students are 35%.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of San Diego provides on-campus housing for 2,527 of its 7,386 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football (Pioneer Football League), basketball (West Coast Conference), baseball (West Coast Conference), and track (West Coast Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 16 male students received the aid (men were 53% of those receiving aid) and 14 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 47% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of San Diego offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (762 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Finance
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (17 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (152 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (45 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (655 awarded)

• Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
• Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Comparative Law (LLM, MCL, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (350 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (129 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (121 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (22 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (23 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (95 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (126 awarded)

• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology