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The University of San Diego in one of the most prestigious universities in California, and in the world. It is a private and catholic university. It has more than 7000 students, and offers more tan 60 bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees.

General information

*public vs private/ College vs university: Public, private, colleges and universities are different to each other in many ways. The most important one is the quality of education, because the education program is affiliated by the different organization, like in public universities the goberment is the one who give the money for the education. Another thing is that the campus and all the activities are not the same, the private schools had more technology, better teachers, and more opportunities.

*Location: 30min North from Mexico
9500 Gilman Dr
La Jolla, CA 92093

*Background/history: The University of San Diego was establish in 1970, this school has obtained several novel prize: 1962 Physiology medicine
1974 Physiology medicine
1975 Physiology medicine
1990 Economics
1995 chemistry
2002 medicine
2003 Economics

*population (graduate and undergraduate): It has approximately 4932 undergraduate and 2572 graduate programs

*facilities: Our school has different recreation facilities like:






*areas of interest: cultural club, and professional clubs, libraries, bookstore, church

International students

Application process:
a) an application form:
b) a teacher recommendation form:
c) an application letter.
d) a cassette tape recording or CD showcasing at least two contrasting solo performances.
-The process can take 1 to 3 months.-

Profile for international students: Good grades, English language, any warnings, good behavior.

Admission process: TOFEL: 550 paper-based, 213 computer-based, 80 Internet-based, good grades 8-9.

Room and board: There are several buildings with apartments for you to choose. One of the biggest is The Alcalá Vista building, with 156 apartments. Most of these units have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. Each bedroom accommodates two persons. The reception desk, the laundry facilities, the study rooms, the wide-screen TV, the lounge, and the staff offices are located at Palomar Hall.

Tuition and general costs:
Annual Tuition (Resident): $ 34,000
Annual Tuition (Non-Resident) $ 34,000
Cost per academic credit (resident) $ 1,175
Cost per academic credit (non-resident) $ 1,175
Required fees $ 264
Books: $ 1,566
Room and board: $ 11,870

The one you like best

Colleges, Programs, and Degrees

Six Academic Colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, Law, Leadership, and Education Sciences, Nursing, Peace Studies.

College of Arts and Sciences
-Anthropology, Art History, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Science, English, Ethnic Studies, French, History, Interdisciplinary Humanities, International Relations, Liberal Studies (Education), Marine Science, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Theater Arts, Theology and Religious Studies, Visual Arts.

School of Business Administration/Engineering
- Accountancy, Business Administration, Business Economics, Economics, Electoral Engineering, Finance, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Marketing, Mechanical Engineering.

School of Leadership and Education Sciences
Elementary Education, Secondary Education

Pre-professional Studies
Dentistry, Foreign Service, Law, Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy, Public Administration, Veterinary Medicine.

Ask them

Cristina Gonzalez
At first I was very nervous for entering to the school, but when I was already in, the community and the campus make it easy to get involved and to feel good.
There are a lot of different people, form different countries so you can learn different types of opinions and beliefs.

Ricardo Cruz
I think that this university is unique it’s an academic island surrounded by the resources of a major city. For all the engineering students like me, have a benefit, and is the access to well-paying internships at places like Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard etc.

Karla Muñoz
Well I am very comfortable to be at this university, first of all because it is in a very good location. You’re 10 minutes from the beach, and 10 minutes from downtown. The school has a lot of activities that you can get involve. Another thing that I like is that im living in Manchester Village with all my friends, and it’s very good because you learn to live with lots of different types of people.

Want to go in?

Definitely you have to be hear, the university is in a very good location, you have mountains, beaches, the desert and the border of Mexico very close to you. The weather is amazing most of the year it’s hot with a very comfortable temperature. The university is nestled on top of mesa, known as Alcalá Park there you can enjoy a beautiful view in town. Inside or near the campus you will find Golf courses, tennis courts, two swimming pools, fields of beach volleyball, commercial center with restaurants, theater, stores, the famous zoo etc. In weekends you always going to have something to do, there is a lot of different activities to do with your friends so you can choose what ever you want, for example watching movies, playing Frisbee, watching the sun set over the ocean, late night and many more. Don’t miss the opportunity to live this amazing experience. So what are you waiting?