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Damian Ramirez and Sarahee Warda

Ms.Ramirez

Cobra Academy P1B

25 October 2022

University of San Diego (USD)

The university of San Diego was established in 1499, now it's more than 500 years old.

University of San Diego is a private institution that was founded in 1949. The campus size is a

total of 180 acres and its setting is Urban. The University of San Diego is located 5998 Alcala

Park, San Diego CA 92110. The application fee is a total of $45. The tuition for this university is

a total of $26,905 per semester, per year it would be a total of $53,810. The cost of living

expenses are a semester of $5,535, per year it would be $11,070. In the University of San Diego,

there is a free application for federal students which is called (FAFSA). FAFSA is a program in

which students could get money for college. FAFSA gives more than $150 billion in college

grants, federal student loans and state based aid. They also accept people who served in the

military and it provides federal government finance information. The percentage of students who

receive this financial aid is a total of $36,683 for undergrad with a percentage of 77%. In

addition, with a scholarship, it would be $32,608 with 75% of students who receive this financial

aid.

https://www.sandiego.edu/law/financial-aid/disbursement/

In the university of San diego, they have a weighted GPA the students would get in high school.

The weighted GPA would be a total of 4.01 for students. This university checks any kind of SAT

scores, acceptance rates and of course students GPA. In addition, all these scores add up and
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combine to know your rate in this university. The average SAT scores in this school is 1,280,

making this school competitive. Also, there isn't a SAT requirement in the University of San

Diego but they would like to see at least a 1200% to be considered in this school. Moving on,

they also have an underweighted GPA for students in high school, which is a 3.95 GPA.

For the University of San Diego students must have earned a high school GPA of 3.0 with no

grade lower than a 0. This would make the USD a fierce community. They would need this

average grade point to be admitted or to apply to the University of San Diego. Furthermore,

students don't need a minimum GRE score required for this school to apply. However, students

who do have a PHD application may submit it, but it isn't required.

https://www.sandiego.edu/fraternity-sorority-life/join-us/

The University of San Diego does offer academic programs and majors. Some offers are

Business, Management, Marketing, Social Science, Journalism, etc. Our school also offers

Graduate and PhD programs like College Arts Science, School of Leadership, School of Law,

Business and Engineering. The Retention Rate is 90% of students stay on for a 2nd year, USD is

one of the best in the country when it comes to freshman retention. Nation wide, the average 1st

to 2nd year retention rate is 69.0%. The retention rate of the school is 69.0%. The admission and

graduation rate that the University offers is 44 bachelors degrees, and has an average graduation

rate of 81%. The graduation rate of school is 81%.

https://www.sandiego.edu/academics/majors-and-minors.php
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Some popular sports at the University of San Diego are soccer, baseball, cross country and

football and the mascot of those teams is the torero. Some historical facts about this school is that

it was established in 1949, now more than 500 years old, it was founded under the leadership of

Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill, Society of Sacred Heart and Bishop Charles Francis Buddy of San

Diego. Also that the college for women began in 1952 and for men in 1954. Some famous

alumni are Jim Parson=known for acting (voice acting) and producer, Theo Epstein=known as

“President of Baseball”-baseball serving, Mario Testino=known for a portrait photographer and

Craig Ventes=businessman, biochemist, biotechnologist and geneticist. Some fun facts of USD is

that it is a Private, Residential, Independent, Coeducational School and that its countembucary

catholic values are grounded in the liberal arts tradition. Another fun fact is that the beaches,

mountain, downtown and Mexican border are all a short drive from campus. Some traditional

things that they do is every Friday students, faculty and staff wear Torero blue to show school

pride and to support Torero Athletic teams playing that weekend. They also have Homecoming

and Reunion weekends(classic Torero tradition) and they Brunch at Caf (omelete/french fries)

weekends. They also have the festival of lights=christmas tree, lights and carols.

https://usdtoreros.com

Our opinion for the University of San Diego is, it's a nice and competitive school. In our opinion

I would say it's one of the best colleges because it's safe and has many opportunities. I would say

it's one of the best colleges since its ranked #97 out of 443 National Universities. In addition, I

would say it's peaceful since it's a safe catholic school and provides a high quality level of
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education for students. There are also multiple opportunities including, sports, law, design,

healthcare, science, etc. The University of San Diego is a known school, mainly because it is a

leader of one of the six national programs committed to Climate change education supported by

the National Science Foundation. Lastly, it has a compassionate culture, unique learning

opportunities and a private institution. This makes USD a safe learning environment with a great

education for college students.