University of San Diego
CA · Private · West · National university · Top 100 tier · 5,950 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- N/A (test-free; scores not considered)
- ACT
- N/A (test-free; scores not considered)
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-free extended through fall 2027 entry.
How to send scores
Test-free: scores not considered
School’s words: “As a "test-free " campus, we pledge not to view an incoming student's standardized tests during the admissions process.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Scores
Test-free: scores not used. University of San Diego does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission, so its Common Data Set reports no score ranges.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 6,697 | 48.7% | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | 69% | 43% | 1200-1350 | 26-31 | ||
| 2020-21 | 7,731 | 58.7% | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | 68% | 40% | 1170-1340 | 25-31 | ||
| 2021-22 | 7,550 | 52.7% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Test-free: scores not used | Not reported | ||
| 2022-23 | 7,541 | 52.6% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | ||
| 2023-24 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | 8,909 | 52.4% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | ||
| 2025-26 ↗ | 9,359 | 53.6% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Test-free: scores not used | Not reported | ||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-free2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 CDS not available2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-free2021-22 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2022; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS