USD earned 99 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 25 in the top 5%, 39 in the top 10% and 30 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 1,109 in Highest Paid Graduates for Criminal Justice & Corrections, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 99 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 5 / 25
Highest placement: #1 of 1,109, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 20
Placements this edition: 318
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of San Diego Earned?
University of San Diego holds 99 ranking badges across 20 fields of study, 30 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
5
Top 5%
25
Top 10%
39
Top 15%
30
Total
99
What Is University of San Diego Known For?
University of San Diego is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 14 of its 89 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Human Services and Legal Support Services.
How Does University of San Diego Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of San Diego earned 7 badges across 7 sports, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #14 of 305 in Cross Country.
How Does University of San Diego Rank for Online Students?
University of San Diego earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #7 of 36 in Most Popular Online for Medical Illustration & Informatics (top 20%).
How Does University of San Diego Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of San Diego earned 3 badges; its highest placement is #257 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of San Diego appears in 318 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team