+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of San Diego rose 15% between 2007 and 2010 ($32.6k → $37.4k).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
University of San Diego
San Diego, California. 5,619 undergraduate students. 95 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of San Diego
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of San Diego fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.5% → 0.0%).
+13%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of San Diego rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($52.9k → $59.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$86,522+33% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$64,995
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry81.6%+28% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$19,019±0% · '97→'10
At program completion5,619+23% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS89.8%+3% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time46.8%+4% · '01→'24
latest cohort$56,444+83% · '01→'10
out-of-state $56,444SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.9%Median federal debt $19,019 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $86,522 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+28%
University of San Diego · completion · 150% rose
65.2% → 83.7%
+30%
University of San Diego · completion · 100% rose
53.4% → 69.3%
+23%
University of San Diego · undergrad enrollment rose
4,299 → 5,299
+83%
University of San Diego · in-state tuition rose
$20,458 → $37,372
+191%
University of San Diego · out-of-state tuition rose
$20,458 → $59,486
-100%
University of San Diego · cohort default rate fell
2.8% → 0.0%
+33%
University of San Diego · pell share rose
10.3% → 13.7%
+43%
University of San Diego · earnings_median_8yr rose
$54,200 → $77,744
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$144,258Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.$130,361Law.$130,132Business Administration, Management and Operations.$128,241Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$119,023Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$118,396Accounting and Related Services.$109,018Finance and Financial Management Services.$107,544Mechanical Engineering.$97,127International Business.$95,368Education, General.$87,081Neurobiology and Neurosciences.$84,851Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.$84,844Business Administration, Management and Operations.$84,779Marketing.$80,998Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$74,222Curriculum and Instruction.$72,457Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$71,961Political Science and Government.$71,534Economics.$70,256Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.$69,974Biology, General.$68,950Psychology, General.$68,458International Relations and National Security Studies.$68,437
Showing top 24 of 30 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
30 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of San Diego graduates earn $X” — not “University of San Diego makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of San Diego caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.