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United States University Data & Information Overview

121 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
12% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is United States University Ranked?

#101 Best Colleges in Nation
#18 Best Colleges in CA
Nursing Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

United States University was awarded 121 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

USU is ranked #101 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when USU held the #392 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 168 colleges in California, USU is ranked at #18.

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Is It Hard to Get Into USU?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since United States University has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

Learn more about United States University admissions.

United States University Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
89% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, United States University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at United States University is 89%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  89 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at United States University

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United States University Undergraduate Student Diversity

51 Full-Time Undergraduates
60.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
76.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 128 undergraduates at USU with 51 being full-time and 77 being part-time.

How Much Does United States University Cost?

$16,260 Net Price
75% Take Out Loans
$22,776 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of USU is $16,260. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of USU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USU, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $5,694 a year. That adds up to $22,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USU is 11.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do USU Graduates Make?

$70,933 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from USU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $70,933 in their early years. That's great news for USU students since it is 67% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of United States University

California State
51 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
United States University is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The city atmosphere of San Diego makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for USU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7675 Mission Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: 619-876-4250
Website: https://www.usuniversity.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedStatesUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/USUniversity

United States University Majors

5 Majors With Completions
57 Undergraduate Degrees
444 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 5 majors graduated from United States University. Of these students, 57 received undergraduate degrees and 444 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 54 NA
Business Administration & Management 2 NA
Health Sciences & Services 1 NA
Educational Administration 0 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at United States University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at USU

100% Take At Least One Class Online
95% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 2,560 students took at least one online class at United States University. This is an increase from the 1,981 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,560 2,428
2019-2020 1,981 1,964
2018-2019 1,235 1,191
2017-2018 790 720
2016-2017 415 334

Learn more about online learning at United States University.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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