2019 USD Fact Book

All first-year students participate in Living Learning Communities (LLCs). LLCs bring students with similar interests — such as sustainability, civic engagement and social innovation — together in the residence hall areas. First-year students in the LLCs are able to share ideas, discuss different perspectives outside of class and enjoy the company of friends with similar passions, thereby becoming more engaged in their residential community. This program is a partnership between the Division of Student Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences. Second-year students can participate in the Second-Year Torero Experience Program (STEP), a collaborative effort designed specifically to meet the needs of second-year students, including career development and a focus on community building and wellness. More than 2,600 first-year, transfer, returning upper-division, law and graduate students are enjoying the academic, programming, safety and convenient benefits associated with being members of the campus residential community in 2018-19. All resident students have immediate access to professional community directors, resident ministers and student resident assistants who are committed to enhancing their academic, social and spiritual growth. Both the LLCs and Transfer Learning Communities (TLCs) for new transfer students help fulfill a core curriculum course and the first-year integration component necessary for graduation.

CAMPUS CULTURE One of the best things about being a student at the University of San Diego is experiencing life on campus. The friendly and energetic atmosphere guarantees that there is always something to do, and someone to do it with. The active, thriving community offers plenty of opportunities to get involved with fellow students and with the neighborhood surrounding Alcalá Park.

On-campus housing is available to students all four years and is a requirement of the first- and second-year experience — unless commuting from home. Within the first-year residential facilities, floors

and wings are gender specific and offer either semiprivate or community-style restrooms. Upper-division and transfer students can choose from five uniquely styled apartment complexes.

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