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University of San Diego

San Diego, CA 4 year Private

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

52.7%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$55

Undergraduate

$45

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in University of San Diego during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 14,326 5,610 8,716
Admitted students 7,550 2,821 4,729
Enrolled students 1,166 476 690
Acceptance rate 53% 50% 54%
Yield rate 15% 17% 15%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, University of San Diego received a total of 14,326 applications. These applications included 5,610 male applicants and 8,716 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 14,326 applicants, University of San Diego admitted 7,550 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,821 males and 4,729 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,166 students chose to enroll at University of San Diego. This means that 1,166 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 476 were male and 690 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, University of San Diego had an overall acceptance rate of 53% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 50% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 54%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. University of San Diego had an overall yield rate of 15% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 17%, and for female admitted students, it was 15%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for University of San Diego over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 13,675 5,453 8,222 7,067 2,705 4,362 52% 50% 53% 1,105 471 634 16% 17% 14%
2016 14,413 5,809 8,604 7,406 2,881 4,525 51% 50% 53% 1,133 476 657 15% 16% 14%
2017 14,739 5,996 8,743 7,339 2,772 4,567 50% 46% 52% 1,210 462 748 16% 17% 16%
2018 13,287 5,310 7,977 7,031 2,755 4,276 53% 52% 54% 1,310 517 793 19% 19% 18%
2019 13,755 5,515 8,240 6,697 2,499 4,198 49% 45% 51% 1,142 449 693 17% 18% 16%
2020 13,171 5,240 7,931 7,731 2,949 4,782 59% 56% 60% 997 353 644 13% 12% 14%
2021 14,326 5,610 8,716 7,550 2,821 4,729 53% 50% 54% 1,166 476 690 15% 17% 15%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of San Diego uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, University of San Diego operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of San Diego.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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