University of San Diego
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of San Diego is a private research university in San Diego, CA (city setting), with 5,726 undergraduates (57% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 47% of 15,953 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $79,444 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $37,675 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 82% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, biological sciences, social sciences. The campus reported 1 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of San Diego ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $56,444
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of San Diego
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of San Diego teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | West Coast Conference | 33 | 5 over | 4 | $1.6M | $49,785 | 997 | |
| Baseball | West Coast Conference | 38 | 4 over | 4 | $2.8M | $73,280 | 977 | |
| Men's Basketball | West Coast Conference | 21 | 6 over | 1 | $5.3M | $253,732 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | West Coast Conference | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $2.9M | $178,758 | 1000 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | West Coast Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | West Coast Conference | 8 | room 9 | 2 | $63k | $7,912 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | West Coast Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Pioneer Football League | 99 | room 6 | 11 | $2.4M | $24,052 | 977 | |
| Men's Golf | West Coast Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $1M | $111,626 | 983 | |
| Men's Rowing | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 32 | — | 3 | $428k | $13,370 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | West Coast Conference | 68 | at cap | 1 | $1.4M | $20,167 | 989 | |
| Men's Soccer | West Coast Conference | 35 | 7 over | 4 | $1.6M | $45,185 | 984 | |
| Softball | West Coast Conference | 23 | room 2 | 6 | $1.6M | $68,782 | 992 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 32 | 2 over | 3 | $505k | $15,779 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | West Coast Conference | 10 | at cap | 3 | $1M | $101,562 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | West Coast Conference | 6 | room 4 | 3 | $983k | $163,753 | 992 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Independent | 51 | 6 over | 1 | $313k | $6,130 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | West Coast Conference | 18 | at cap | 4 | $2.1M | $113,979 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.