Top 2018 Rankings For University of San Diego
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All 2018 Rankings For University of San Diego
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 186 of 1383 |
| Far Western US | 29 of 126 |
| California | 22 of 81 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| California |
Diversity
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| Overall | 96 of 2353 |
| Ethnic | 507 of 2593 |
| Male / Female | 579 of 2594 |
| Location | 246 of 2361 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 21 of 171 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Most Popular | |
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Architectural History
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| Most Popular | 3 of 10 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 10 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 823 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 169 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 221 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 103 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 98 of 571 |
| Most Focused | 144 of 571 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 144 of 367 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 103 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 347 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | 686 of 1372 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 850 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 31 of 168 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 168 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 826 |
| Best Value | 368 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 186 of 2042 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 600 |
| Best Value | 283 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 147 of 1313 |
| Most Focused | 137 of 1312 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 651 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 723 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 351 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 725 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 108 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 92 of 214 |
| Most Focused | 76 of 214 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 157 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 382 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 66 of 642 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 643 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 144 of 417 |
International Business
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 143 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 33 of 366 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 366 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 224 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 402 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 105 of 769 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 769 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Real Estate
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 28 |
| Best Value | 9 of 27 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 50 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 50 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 39 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 142 of 582 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 237 of 1219 |
| Most Focused | 213 of 1219 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 714 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 519 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 143 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 606 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 826 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 360 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 245 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 223 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 356 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 116 of 261 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 123 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 274 |
Industrial Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 40 of 109 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 91 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 111 of 326 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 264 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 201 of 612 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 322 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 460 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 169 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 260 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 336 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 805 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 169 of 358 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 367 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 447 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 230 of 656 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 373 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 236 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 280 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 165 of 581 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 229 of 570 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 548 of 1261 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 229 of 594 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 548 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 313 of 831 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 340 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 117 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 177 of 468 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 373 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 589 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 236 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 149 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 334 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 522 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 772 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 153 of 745 |
| Most Focused | 200 of 745 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 271 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 119 of 689 |
| Most Focused | 163 of 689 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 350 of 956 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 174 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 260 of 550 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 558 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 266 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 496 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 213 of 753 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 177 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 254 of 826 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 439 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 259 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 228 of 832 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 406 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 246 of 842 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 168 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 242 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 274 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 304 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 442 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 297 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 351 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 542 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 58 of 327 |
| Most Focused | 69 of 327 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 215 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 145 of 597 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 188 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 170 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 147 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 222 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 283 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 278 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 178 of 507 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 434 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 187 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 54 of 270 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 132 of 323 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 7 of 117 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 73 of 187 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 78 of 323 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 54 of 305 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 59 of 272 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 11 of 306 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 188 of 1423 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 125 of 831 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 of 243 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 198 of 829 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 860 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 623 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 759 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 109 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 394 |
International Business
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 147 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 414 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 229 of 590 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 115 of 527 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Industrial Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 269 of 617 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 207 of 631 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 155 of 358 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 374 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 156 of 361 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 193 of 473 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 157 of 476 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 409 of 841 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 363 of 848 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 196 of 681 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 442 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 601 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 202 of 528 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 231 of 521 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 324 of 1164 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 157 of 1174 |
| Australia | 75 of 159 |
| Brazil | 128 of 419 |
| Canada | 121 of 612 |
| China | 161 of 798 |
| France | 134 of 275 |
| Germany | 82 of 324 |
| India | 165 of 618 |
| Indonesia | |
| Italy | |
| Japan | 134 of 414 |
| Kuwait | 20 of 175 |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | 59 of 278 |
| Russia | 87 of 224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 71 of 548 |
| South Korea | 215 of 567 |
| Spain | 104 of 265 |
| Sweden | 63 of 146 |
| Taiwan | 125 of 341 |
| Thailand | |
| Turkey | |
| United Arab Emirates | 47 of 102 |
| United Kingdom | 126 of 467 |
| Venezuela | 108 of 221 |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| Turkey | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| United Kingdom | |
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