This page provides the latest information on University of San Diego (USD)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. USD's acceptance rate is 52.38% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 17,008 students applied and 8,908 were admitted to the school. It means that your chances of getting into USD is not low.
To apply to USD, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at University of San Diego.
For the academic year 2024-25, USD's acceptance rate is 52.38% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.39%. 6,311 men and 10,697 women applied to USD and 3,262 men and 5,646 women students were accepted.
Among them, 401 men and 703 women were enrolled in USD. You can explore the USD's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 17,008 | 6,311 | 10,697 | 0 | 0 |
| Admitted | 8,908 | 3,262 | 5,646 | 0 | 0 |
| Enrolled | 1,104 | 401 | 703 | 0 | 0 |
| Acceptance Rate | 52.38% | 51.69% | 52.78% | - | - |
| Yield | 12.39% | 12.29% | 12.45% | - | - |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2024-25, total 1,104 first-year students enrolled in USD. The proportion of full-time students is 99.82% and part-time students is 0.18%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 36.32% and women students is 63.68%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at USD.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,104 | 401 | 703 | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time | 1,102 | 400 | 702 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at USD. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of San Diego.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
| High School GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High School Rank | Considered, if submitted |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | Required |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | Required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Considered, if submitted |
| SAT / ACT | Not Considered |
| English Proficiency Test | Required |
| Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc) | Not Considered |
| Work experience | Considered, if submitted |
| Personal statement or essay | Required |
| Legacy status | Not Considered |
The following provides general admission information for applying to USD:
The institutional SAT code for USD is 4849 and 4-digit ACT code is 0394.
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