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Acceptance Rate 52.38%
Yield 12.39%
Applicants 17,008
Admitted 8,908
Enrolled 1,104

USD Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 52.38% at University of San Diego. Total 17,008 students applied and 8,908 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$55
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationwww.sandiego.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.sandiego.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/application.php
Acceptance Rate52.38%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 52.38%. A total of 17,008 students (6,311 men and 10,697 women) have applied to and 8,908 (3,262 men and 5,646 women) students admitted to University of San Diego.
Among them, 401 male and 703 female students have enrolled into USD and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.39%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at USD
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants17,0086,31110,69700
Admitted8,9083,2625,64600
Enrolled1,10440170300
Acceptance Rate 52.38% 51.69% 52.78% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.39% 12.29% 12.45% - -
[Chart] University of San Diego Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of San Diego, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Work experience.
Application Requirements for USD
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at USD

The calendar system at University of San Diego is Four-one-four plan. University of San Diego accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of San Diego accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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