Office of Graduate Admissions

Set at the edge of an international gateway on one of the nation's most beautiful campuses, the University of San Diego prepares graduate students for continued personal and professional growth and success. Across over 30 master's and doctoral programs, award-winning faculty engage students through small class sizes, hands-on research, and real-world global experiences and knowledge.

The University of San Diego is the youngest private institution among U.S. News & World Report's top 100 universities in the country. Among its many accolades and achievements, the university was the first campus on the West Coast to be designated as a Changemaker campus, and is now one of only 44 Changemaker campuses in the world. The University of San Diego is ranked as one of the best Catholic colleges in America, and is consistently among the top five in the nation for study abroad participation. Across our seven graduate academic divisions--the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the School of Business, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, and Professional and Continuing Education--our focus on academic excellence empowers confident original thinkers to make positive contributions throughout the world.