2011 USD Fact Book

Academic Excellence An education at the University of San Diego is founded on a single and unwavering principle: the pursuit of academic excellence. A liberal arts education at USD encourages students to develop critical thinking skills, engage in collaborative inquiry, and participate in a free exchange of complex ideas. Admission to USD, which consistently ranks among the top schools in the United States, is highly selective. The university received more than 12,100 applications for approximately 1,150 undergraduate openings in Fall 2010. The Class of 2014 entered with a GPA of 3.81 and an average SAT score of 1203. In 2010, U.S. News & World Report ranked USD as one of the top 100 universities in the nation. Additionally, the publication ranked the School of Law No. 56 among the nation’s best law schools, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science among the top 50 graduate schools, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences in the top 100 graduate schools of education and the Department of Engineering No. 21 among undergraduate engineering programs. According to the Princeton Review , USD is ranked No. 2 in the category of Best Campus Environment, and the fourth most beautiful campus in the country. BusinessWeek ranked the School of Business at No. 28 in Undergraduate Business Programs.

Financial Aid Sixty-six percent of undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2010 received some form of financial aid, totaling more than $96.5 million. More information is available at the Office of Financial Aid or its website, www.sandiego.edu/ financial_aid. Tuition and Fees (2010-2011)

Undergraduate Per Year / $36,950 Per Unit / $1,275 Graduate Per Year / $21,744 Per Unit / $1,208 * Doctoral Per Year / $22,140 Per Unit / $1,230 * Law /JD Per Year / $41,200 Per Unit / $1,450

* Average

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