5. Achieve Academic Excellence
• Catholic Identity
• Holistic Education
- Liberal Arts
- Comprehensive
Core Curriculum
• Student Research
- Undergraduate
Research Conference
- National Science
Foundation grants
6. Achieve Academic Excellence
• Honors Program
- Invitation to apply as a freshman
- Can apply as a current student
• Preceptorial Program
• On-Campus Housing Requirement
• Student/Faculty Relationships
7. Student Life
• Associated Students
• 200+ Clubs & Organizations
• Greek Life
- 8 sororities
- 7 fraternities
• Athletics
- NCAA Division I
- West Coast Conference
- Commissioners Cup
- Club sports
- Intramural sports
8. Create a Better World
• “College with a Conscience”
• 75+ courses with service-learning
option
• Volunteer locally and abroad
• President’s Higher Ed Honor Roll
- over 400,000 community service
hours
• Ashoka Changemaker Campus
• Nationally recognized for students joining Peace Corps,
Teach for America, Jesuit Volunteer Corps
9. Embrace Unity and Equality
• Students from 50 states and
71 countries
• 34% Students of Color
• Diversity course requirement
• Center for Inclusion & Diversity
• United Front Multicultural Center
• International Center
10. Expand Your Horizons
• Consistently ranked in the top 3 in
the nation for Study Abroad
participation
• Over 80 programs in 30 countries
• Foreign language requirement for all
students
• Global competence a core value
11. Applying to USD
Fall 2014 Admission Statistics
• Received 14,247 applications
• Accepted 46%
• Incoming class of 1,135
13. Five Components
• Academic information
- 3.97 weighted average GPA
• Test scores: SAT or ACT
- SAT average 1890
- ACT average 28
• Extra-curricular activities:
- leadership, talent, service
• Letter of recommendation:
- one required
• Essay
14. Transfer Option
• Minimum Requirements
- 3.00 College GPA
- 24 transferable units
*Completion of English Comp & Lit
and College Algebra encouraged
• Deadlines
- Spring: October 1
- Fall: March 1
• Articulation agreements available
15. Financing Your Education
• Tuition: $42,330
• Room and Board average: $11,910
• Merit Scholarships
- $10,000-$25,000
- top 35%
• Need-based Financial Aid
• FAFSA: March 2 priority deadline
• Over 70% receive aid
16. Impact Your Future
• Career Services available to
students and alumni
• Assessments: aid students in
picking a major, career path,
or graduate school
• Mock interviews, resume
review
17. Internships
• Majors either require or strongly
recommend internship
• Junior or senior year
• Receive course credit
• At least one internship,
sometimes two or three
18. After the Diploma
• Graduates live and work in 50
states and over 95 countries
• 82% employed, 13% enrolled in
grad or professional school, 2%
seeking employment, 3% traveling
or volunteering
• 90% receive job offers within
3 months of graduating
19. Thank you for visiting USD!
Tiana Kelly
tianakelly@sandiego.edu
Alaska
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Shannon Patel
spatel@sandiego.edu
Arizona
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Gia Ballash
gballash@sandiego.edu
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Washington D.C.
West Virginia
Sean Green
seangreen@sandiego.edu
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Jacquelyn Burkett
burkettj@sandiego.edu
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
California:
90000-91899 Shannon Patel
91900-92099 Gia Ballash
92100-92199 Tiana Kelly
92200-92299 Shannon Patel
92300-92599 Jacquelyn Burkett
92600-92899 Sean Green
93000-93199 Shannon Patel
93200-93399 Jacquelyn Burkett
93400-93499 Alexandra Ball
93500-93899 Jacquelyn Burkett
93900-94899 Alexandra Ball
94900-94999 Shannon Patel
95000-95199 Alexandra Ball
95200-95399 Jacquelyn Burkett
95400-95599 Shannon Patel
95600-95899 Jacquelyn Burkett
95900-96199 Shannon Patel
Maria Malloy
msmalloy@sandiego.edu
International Applicants
Alexandra Ball
alexandraball@sandiego.edu
Transfer Applicants
Stephen Pultz
admissions@sandiego.edu
Hawaii
Lisa Saldias
lsaldias@sandiego.edu
Outreach Recruitment
