#208, overall score 27.92/100
Fun Fact:
Theo Epstein, the World Series-winning general manager of the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, earned his law degree at USD while working for the San Diego Padres.
CAMPUS INFORMATION
- Location: San Diego, Calif.
- Region: West
- Campus type: Big city
- Public/Private: Private
- Undergraduate enrollment: 5,711
- Jewish undergraduate enrollment: 150
- Jewish population share: 3%
- Student origin: 62% in-state / 38% out-of-state
- Student newspaper: The USD Vista
- NCAA Division: I
- NCAA team: Toreros
COST & AID Score: 1.67/15
- Score: 1.67/15
- Tuition: $47,708
- Room & board costs: $12,630
- Average annual scholarship/grant package: $25,628
- Average loan debt: $30,854
- Starting median salary: $54,400
ACADEMICS Score: 8.33/20
- Score: 8.33/20
- Acceptance rate: 50%
- Student/faculty ratio: 13.7:1
- Median SAT range: 1180-1350
- Jewish Studies program: No
- Jewish Studies major: No
- Hebrew major: No
ISRAEL Score: 10/20
- Score: 10/20
- School-approved study abroad program in Israel: Yes
- Israel Studies center: No
- Israel-related clubs: None
- BDS vote in last four years: Never introduced
SAFETY Score: 3.67/11
- Score: 3.67/11
- Anti-Semitic incidents in 2017: 4
- Campus crime rate: 3.76/1,000 students (medium low)
- City crime rate: 24.02/1,000 people (medium low)
- LGBT center: Yes
JEWISH LIFE Score: 4.25/34
- Score: 4.25/34
- Hillel: Hillel of San Diego
- Chabad: No
- OU-JLIC: No
- Jewish fraternities: None
- Jewish sororities: None
- Synagogues within 10 miles: 6 (2 Orthodox, 2 Conservative, 2 Reform)
- Eruv: No
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