unitid 122436 · San Diego, CA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
University of San Diego
- enrollment 2023
- 9,982
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
52%
21st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
5,671
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
84%
finish within 150% time
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$78,720
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$30,365
after aid, aided students
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$86,522
after entry, Title IV students
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$22,940
37th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $15,586 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k20%
- 30-48k10%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $70,085
- First-generation students
- 25%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $59,486
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law. | 223 | $130,132 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 175 | $107,544 | $23,508 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 162 | $84,779 | $22,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 138 | — | — |
| Real Estate. | 125 | — | $21,000 |
| Legal Support Services. | 119 | $64,466 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 113 | $128,241 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 111 | $68,458 | $24,293 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 95 | $119,023 | — |
| Marketing. | 93 | $80,998 | $21,375 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 92 | $64,852 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | 79 | $68,950 | $25,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.