University of San Diego

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of San Diego

University of San Diego operates as a private nonprofit institution located in San Diego, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 5,671 students of which 6,120 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of San Diego is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 52.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,365, with published in-state tuition of $59,486 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,940, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 82.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 91.4%. Graduates earn a median of $86,522 ten years after enrolling, compared with $64,995 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 156100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 81.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.