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University of San Diego BS in Engineering

140 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at University of San Diego. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the USD BS in Engineering

#109 in the U.S
#16 in California

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at USD was ranked #109 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #16 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for USD.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates68
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates72
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools104
Best Engineering Schools109
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans176
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans183
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering234
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering253
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering262
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)317
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering325
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)326
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)334
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)340
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)342
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)344
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering353
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)355
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)358
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)364
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)364
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)378
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)380
Best Value Colleges for Engineering389

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from USD Cost?

$52,864 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

USD Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at USD paid an average of $1,798 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$52,120$52,120
Fees$744$744
Books and Supplies$1,080$1,080
On Campus Room and Board$15,156$15,156
On Campus Other Expenses$2,933$2,933

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Does USD Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

USD does not offer an online option for its engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USD Online Learning page.

USD Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

140 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
25.7% Women
30.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 140 students received their bachelor’s degree in engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 25.7% of the students who received their BS in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 30.7% of engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at USD in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian11
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino23
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White67
International Students26
Other Races/Ethnicities10

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at USD

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Engineering9
Electrical Engineering24
Mechanical Engineering71
Industrial Engineering36

References

*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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