Applying to USD

University of San Diego's acceptance rate is 46.75% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 15,953 students applied and 7,458 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

USD's acceptance rate places 26th out of 120 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to USD, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at University of San Diego.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of San Diego is 46.75% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 16.69%. 6,017 men and 9,936 women applied to USD and 2,934 men and 4,524 women students were accepted.

Among them, 523 men and 722 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at USD.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at USD
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	15,953	6,017	9,936	0	0
Admitted	7,458	2,934	4,524	0	0
Enrolled	1,245	523	722	0	0
Acceptance Rate	46.75%	48.76%	45.53%	-	-
Yield	16.69%	17.83%	15.96%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of San Diego 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,245 first-year students enrolled in USD. The proportion of full-time students is 99.92% and part-time students is 0.08%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 42.01% and women students is 57.99%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at USD.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at USD
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,245	523	722
Full-time	1,244	523	721
Part-time	1	0	1

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at USD. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of San Diego.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

USD Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $55 for undergraduate schools and $45 for graduate schools of University of San Diego. The next table provides general admission information for applying to USD.

Admission Information for Applying to USD
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$55
Graduate Application Fees	$45
Admission Information	www.sandiego.edu/admissions/
Online Application	www.sandiego.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/application.php
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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