Acceptance Rate History
University of San Diego Acceptance Rate (2013–2025)
CA · Current rate: 53.6%
What is University of San Diego's acceptance rate in 2025?
University of San Diego's acceptance rate in 2025 is 53.6%, up from 52.4% in 2024.
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.6% | 17,468 | 9,359 |
| 2024 | 52.4% | 17,008 | 8,908 |
| 2023 | 46.8% | 15,953 | 7,458 |
| 2022 | 52.6% | 14,334 | 7,541 |
| 2021 | 52.7% | 14,326 | 7,550 |
| 2020 | 58.7% | 13,171 | 7,731 |
| 2019 | 48.7% | 13,755 | 6,697 |
| 2018 | 52.9% | 13,287 | 7,031 |
| 2017 | 49.8% | 14,739 | 7,339 |
| 2016 | 51.4% | 14,413 | 7,406 |
| 2015 | 51.7% | 13,675 | 7,067 |
| 2014 | 46.3% | 14,247 | 6,589 |
| 2013 | 48.9% | 14,693 | 7,178 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $15,586/yr · Family income over $110k: $46,989/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Aid for international students
University of San Diego's average institutional aid award to international undergraduates was $19,191 (2025-2026 Common Data Set).
These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.
Source: official Common Data Set filing
How to read these numbers
- The 2025 rate covers University of San Diego's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them University of San Diego's rate ranged from 46.3% to 58.7%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Trend Analysis
University of San Diego's acceptance rate has increased from 48.9% in 2013 to 53.6% in 2025. The most notable shift occurred in 2020.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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