University of San Diego (USD) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in San Diego, CA.
It offers 60 graduate programs - 45 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $31,240.
A total of 3,863 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,714 students at USD. USD offers online graduate programs and 1,470 out of 3,863 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
USD have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law. In addition, you can find USD's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $31,240. It offers sixty (60) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of San Diego |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,384 students
1,470 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $31,240 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 60 Graduate Programs
45 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of San Diego
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of San Diego with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $31,240 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,638.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $30,402 |
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| Fees | $838 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,638 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,062 |
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| Room & Board | $19,918 (On-Campus) / $22,086 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,446 (On-Campus) / $6,931 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $56,666 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $61,319 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $28,410 | $28,410 | $28,878 | $29,328 | $31,240 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of San Diego offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 60 major areas - 45 Master's (10 online programs), 8 Doctorate (2 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 1,299 students have been conferred Master's degree and 304 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,299 | 304 | 129 | - |
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| Men | 616 | 114 | 19 | - |
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| Women | 683 | 190 | 110 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Acting | 7 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
USD graduate schools have a total of 3,384 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,409 male and 1,975 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,721 full-time and 1,663 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,470 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 1,435 White, 195 Black, and 388 Asian students are attending at University of San Diego. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
58 grad students are younger than 22 and 776 students are older than 65. It has 2,006 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,023 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,384 |
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| Men | 1,409 |
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| Women | 1,975 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,384 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,721 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,663 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,384 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 8 |
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| Asian | 388 |
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| Black | 195 |
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| Hispanic | 793 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 8 |
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| White | 1,435 |
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| Two or more races | 155 |
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| Un-Known | 238 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,384 |
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| 21 & Under | 58 |
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| 22-24 | 975 |
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| 25-29 | 1,031 |
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| 30-34 | 612 |
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| 35-39 | 411 |
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| 40 & Over | 776 |
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Online Population
At University of San Diego graduate schools, 1,470 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,863 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,470 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,393 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,470 |
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| California Resident | 946 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 521 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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