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
- $21,5571,233rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,600248th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $6,60098th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,358875th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,244338th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,980131st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,9091,540th highest of 1,950 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
- 1671,899th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 11.8%2,019th highest of 2,122 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
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to United States University’s 167 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- PCI CollegeCerritos, CA · 168 undergrads
- Pacific College of Health and ScienceSan Diego, CA · 173 undergrads
- Integrity College of HealthPasadena, CA · 158 undergrads
- Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryLos Angeles, CA · 157 undergrads
- Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto CampusesStockton, CA · 178 undergrads
- World Mission UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 180 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Appalachian Bible CollegeMount Hope, WV · 168 undergrads
- Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderBrooklyn, NY · 169 undergrads
- Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC · 169 undergrads
- Calvary UniversityKansas City, MO · 170 undergrads
- Martin UniversityIndianapolis, IN · 164 undergrads
- Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA · 170 undergrads
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
- Compare with PCI CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: United States University vs PCI CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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