2013 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 16,500 applications for 1,074 undergrad- uate openings in Fall 2012. The Class of 2016 entered with a GPA of 3.92 and an average SAT score of 1220. In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked USD as one of the top 100 universities in the nation, and No. 14 on its Up-and-Coming Schools list. Additionally, the publication ranked the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science among the top 50 graduate schools, and the Department of Engineering No. 27 among undergraduate engineering programs. According to The Princeton Review , USD is ranked No. 2 in the category of Best Campus Environment, and No. 18 on its list of Great College Towns. BusinessWeek ranked the School of Business Administration at No. 14 in Part-Time MBA Programs and No. 36 in Undergraduate Business Programs.

Financial Aid Sixty-six percent of

undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2012 received some form of financial aid, totaling more than $129 million. More information is available at the Office of Financial Aid or its website, www.sandiego.edu/ financialaid.

Tuition and Fees (2012-13) Undergraduate Per Year / $39,486 Per Unit / $1,360 Graduate Per Year / $23,040 Per Unit / $1,280 Doctoral Per Year / $23,400 Per Unit / $1,300 Law /JD Per Year / $43,600 Per Unit / $1,540

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