	University of San Diego 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. The university offers 42 baccalaureate degrees, and several degrees in law, nursing, (masters, PhD, and DNP), and other doctorate programs. The university comprises seven different academic colleges. History Chartered in 1949, the university opened its doors to its first class of students in 1952 as the San Diego College for Women. Reverend Charles F. Buddy, D.D., then bishop of the Diocese of San Diego and Reverend Mother Rosalie Hill, RSCJ, a Superior Vicaress of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, chartered the institution from resources drawn from their respective organizations on a stretch of land known as "AlcalÃ¡ Park," named for San Diego de AlcalÃ¡. In September 1954, the San Diego College for Men and the School of Law opened. These two schools originally occupied Bogue Hall on the same site of University High School, which would later become the home of the University of San Diego High School. Starting in 1954, AlcalÃ¡ Park also served as the diocesan chancery office and housed the episcopal offices, until the diocese moved to a vacated Benedictine convent that was converted to a pastoral center. In 1957, Immaculate Heart Major Seminary and St. Francis Minor Seminary were moved into their newly completed facility, now known as Maher Hall. The Immaculata Chapel, now no longer affiliated with USD, also opened that year as part of the seminary facilities. For nearly two decades, these schools co-existed on AlcalÃ¡ Park. Immaculate Heart closed at the end of 1968, when its building was renamed De Sales Hall; St. Francis remained open until 1970, when it was transferred to another location on campus, leaving all of the newly named Bishop Leo T. Maher Hall to the newly merged co-educational University of San Diego in 1972. Since then, the university has grown quickly and has been able to increase its assets and academic programs. The student body, the local community, patrons, alumni, and many organizations have been integral to the university's development. Significant periods of expansion of the university, since the 1972 merger, occurred in the mid-1980s, as well as in 1998, when Joan B. Kroc, philanthropist and wife of McDonald's financier Ray Kroc, endowed USD with a gift of $25 million for the construction of the Institute for Peace & Justice. Another significant donation to the college came in the form of multimillion-dollar gifts from weight-loss tycoon Jenny Craig, inventor Donald Shiley, investment banker and alumnus Bert Degheri, and an additional gift of $50 million Mrs. Kroc left the School of Peace Studies upon her death. These gifts helped make possible, respectively, the Jenny Craig Pavilion (an athletic arena), the Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Degheri Alumni Center. As a result, USD has been able to host the West Coast Conference (WCC) basketball tournament in 2002, 2003 and 2008, and hosted international functions such as the Kyoto Laureate Symposium at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice and at USD's Shiley Theatre. Shiley's gift has provided the university with some additional, and more advanced, teaching laboratories than it had previously. In 2005, the university expanded the Colachis Plaza from the Immaculata along Marian Way to the east end of Hall, which effectively closed the east end of the campus to vehicular traffic. That same year, the student body approved plans for a renovation and expansion of the Hahn University Center which began at the end of 2007. The new Student Life Pavilion (SLP) opened in 2009 and hosts the university's new student dining area(s), offices for student organizations and event spaces. The Hahn University Center is now home to administrative offices, meeting and event spaces, and a restaurant and wine bar, La Gran Terazza. < ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of San Diego Details

University of San Diego Details
detail	value
state	California
conference	Pioneer Football League / West...
public	Private
scores	1810/1207/27
level	Good
rank	[203
overall ROI rank	[195
size	medium-small
undergrads	5741
grads	2608
price	59729
drop	25
stem	17
research	4
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of San Diego?

1. number 203 for Academics.

2. number 195 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of San Diego?

1. Santa Clara University

2. Loyola Marymount University

3. College of William and Mary

4. Adelphi University

5. The College of New Jersey

6. Wake Forest University

7. Gonzaga University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of San Diego National Academic Rankings

University of San Diego National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	203	150	182	170	200	144	156	154	195
Div1	93	51	63	92	97	89	94	79	94
Div1 Nonivy	84	43	57	88	93	83	89	77	91
Div1 Private	31	31	33	29	31	27	30	33	36
West Coast Conference	3	4	8	3	3	3	3	3	3
West Coast Region	19	22	29	22	38	21	22	14	14
State of California	16	18	22	19	28	14	14	11	13
Top Ten Top250	203	150	182	170	200	144	156	154	195
Top Ten West Coast Conference	3	4	8	3	3	3	3	3	3

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

University of San Diego Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of San Diego

University of San Diego Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of San Diego
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
86.37	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
86.19	Loyola Marymount University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	218	233
86.08	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
85.89	Adelphi University	New York	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	365	444
85.68	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
85.65	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
85.62	Gonzaga University	Washington	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	214
85.59	University of San Francisco	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	226	241
85.15	Seattle University	Washington	Western Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	280	320
82.76	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
82.42	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
81.89	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
79.81	Truman State University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	208	189
79.56	University of St Thomas	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	238	156
79.32	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
79.25	Christopher Newport University	Virginia	USA South Athletic Conference ...	Public	AboveAverage	268	320
78.88	Hofstra University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	231	298
78.65	SUNY College at Oswego	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	AboveAverage	361	450
78.22	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
78.17	University of Mary Washington	Virginia	Capital Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	424	386
78.12	Salisbury University	Maryland	Empire Eight / Capital Athleti...	Public	AboveAverage	243	358
78.05	Creighton University	Nebraska	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	273	190
78.00	Providence College	Rhode Island	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	286	350
77.98	University of Scranton	Pennsylvania	Landmark Conference	Private	AboveAverage	399	368
77.86	Calvin College	Michigan	Michigan Intercollegiate Athle...	Private	AboveAverage	255	209
77.66	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
77.48	Catholic University of America	Washington DC	Old Dominion Athletic Conferen...	Private	AboveAverage	381	458
77.35	Dallas Baptist University	Texas	Heartland Conference	Private	AboveAverage	408	342
77.11	University of Northern Iowa	Iowa	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	252	248
76.82	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
76.60	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
76.60	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
76.49	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
76.43	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232
76.30	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
76.17	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
76.01	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
75.98	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
75.94	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
75.91	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
75.71	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
75.35	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
75.22	Simmons College	Massachusetts	Great Northeast Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	376	452
75.19	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
75.05	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
74.94	Centre College	Kentucky	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	198
74.91	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
74.85	Beloit College	Wisconsin	Midwest Conference	Private	Good	250	233
74.76	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
73.25	Seton Hall University	New Jersey	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	365	390

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of San Diego Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of San Diego

University of San Diego Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of San Diego
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.10	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
96.43	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
95.79	University of Denver	Colorado	The Summit League	Private	AboveAverage	204	186
95.53	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
95.15	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
94.92	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
94.05	Emerson College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	207	240
93.02	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
91.73	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
91.33	Mercer University	Georgia	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	237	242
90.98	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
90.98	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
89.51	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
89.35	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
89.01	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
89.01	American Athletic Conference (Low)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	162
88.54	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
87.01	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
86.69	University of Dayton	Ohio	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	278	138
85.46	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
84.63	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
84.32	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
83.63	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
83.22	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
82.63	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
82.63	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
76.20	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193

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