How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
University of San Diego admits about 52.4% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 20.9% receive Pell Grants and 24.9% are first-generation college students. The first-year retention rate is 91.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 83.7%. Transfer enrollment represents 24.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of San Diego #623 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's admission selectivity and the composition of its enrolled student body. While USD enrolls meaningful shares of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, the admission rate and overall enrollment scale shape how many students from lower-income backgrounds gain entry relative to institutions with broader admission policies. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $76,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing the institution in the 98.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Pell completion rate is 81.1%. Azimuth ranks University of San Diego #362 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's enrollment of low-income and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve. Low-income students who enroll at USD complete at solid rates and earn outcomes that place them competitively among peer institutions, though the institution's selective admission process limits the absolute number of students who benefit from that pathway.
University of San Diego admits about 52.4% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 20.9% receive Pell Grants and 24.9% are first-generation college students. The first-year retention rate is 91.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 83.7%. Transfer enrollment represents 24.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of San Diego #623 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's admission selectivity and the composition of its enrolled student body. While USD enrolls meaningful shares of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, the admission rate and overall enrollment scale shape how many students from lower-income backgrounds gain entry relative to institutions with broader admission policies. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $76,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing the institution in the 98.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Pell completion rate is 81.1%. Azimuth ranks University of San Diego #362 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's enrollment of low-income and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve. Low-income students who enroll at USD complete at solid rates and earn outcomes that place them competitively among peer institutions, though the institution's selective admission process limits the absolute number of students who benefit from that pathway.
University of San Diego admits about 52.4% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 20.9% receive Pell Grants and 24.9% are first-generation college students. The first-year retention rate is 91.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 83.7%. Transfer enrollment represents 24.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of San Diego #623 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's admission selectivity and the composition of its enrolled student body. While USD enrolls meaningful shares of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, the admission rate and overall enrollment scale shape how many students from lower-income backgrounds gain entry relative to institutions with broader admission policies. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $76,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing the institution in the 98.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Pell completion rate is 81.1%. Azimuth ranks University of San Diego #362 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's enrollment of low-income and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve. Low-income students who enroll at USD complete at solid rates and earn outcomes that place them competitively among peer institutions, though the institution's selective admission process limits the absolute number of students who benefit from that pathway.
