52.8% / 52.6%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications17,010
Overall admit rate52.4%
In-state admit rate52.8%
Out-of-state admit rate52.6%
Enrolled1,104 · 12.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist1,441 of 3,885
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#14
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#1426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#8826
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#9826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#10526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#11026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#11726
NicheBest Colleges in America#14226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceWest Coast Conference9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$55
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → Rolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early action11/1 → 12/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 3 FL, 2 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.sandiego.edu/admission-and-a…
Admissions emailadmissions@sandiego.edu
Admissions phone(619) 260-4506
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Loyola Marymount U…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Loyola Marymount University CA · Private (nonprofit)48.2%13507K
Santa Clara University CA · Private (nonprofit)47.9%14106K
University of San Francisco CA · Private (nonprofit)61.7%13005K
Gonzaga University WA · Private (nonprofit)81.7%13005K
University of the Pacific CA · Private (nonprofit)93.2%12603K
Chapman University CA · Private (nonprofit)72.0%13507K
Pepperdine University CA · Private (nonprofit)69.4%13403K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.