United States University
San Diego, CA · For-profit · Large city · USU
For-profit institution in San Diego, CA · 167 undergraduates · $80,980 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 7%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 12%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 18%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $21,5571,235th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,600249th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $6,60099th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,358876th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,244339th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,980131st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,9091,550th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1671,911th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 11.8%2,035th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 3 mi (SAN)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $77,715 | $82,440 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,318 | $48,823 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteusuniversity.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 447050)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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