by our College Data Analytics Team
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United States University was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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College Factual ranked USU as #235 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 161 colleges in California, USU is ranked at #34.
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.
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.
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 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 128 undergraduates at USU with 51 being full-time and 77 being part-time.
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Contact details for USU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 404 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 102, San Diego, CA 92108 |
| Phone: | 619-876-4250 |
| Website: | https://www.usuniversity.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 682 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 27 | NA |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 14 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 9 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 4 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 3 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 1 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 0 | NA |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 0 | NA |
| Marketing | 0 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 2,790 students took at least one online class at United States University. This is an increase from the 2,560 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,790 | 2,763 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,560 | 2,428 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,981 | 1,964 |
| 2018-2019 | 790 | 720 |
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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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