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[[File:USD Immaculata Parish Church.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Immaculata Parish Church at USD showing the architectural style of the campus]]
[[File:USD Immaculata Parish Church.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Immaculata Parish Church at USD showing the architectural style of the campus]]


Charters were granted in 1949 for the [[San Diego College for Women]] and San Diego University, which included the College for Men and School of Law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Congressional Record: Senate: Vol. 155 Part 5|page=6066|publisher=United States Government Printing Office|year=2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grmuACR72w4C&q=%22Shortly%20after%2C%20the%20College%20for%20Men%20welcomed%2039%20students%20and%20the%20School%20of%20Law%20enrolled%20a%20co-ed%20class%20of%2030.%22&pg=PA6066|quote=However, it was in 1949 that the Most Reverend Charles Francis Buddy, first Bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, and Reverend Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill, Vicar Superior of the U.S. Western Vicariate of the Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, obtained charters from the State of California to establish San Diego University and the San Diego College for Women, respectively.|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ristine|first=Jeff|title=University of San Diego at 50 Faith in Future|date=July 28, 1999|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|page=B-1|quote=Nov. 22, 1949 -- The State of California grants a charter for San Diego University (College for Men and School of Law) ... Dec. 2, 1949 -- The State of California grants a charter for San Diego College for Women.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gTqgQrQQJTUC&q=usd+chartered+in+1949&pg=PA307|title=Insiders' Guide® to San Diego|last1=Mellin|first1=Maribeth|last2=Onstott|first2=Jane|last3=Devlin|first3=Judith|date=April 22, 2009|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|page=307|isbn=9780762755790|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> The College for Women opened its doors to its first class of students in 1952. The Most Reverend [[Charles F. Buddy|Charles F. Buddy, D.D.]], then bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego|Diocese of San Diego]] and Reverend Mother Rosalie Hill, [[Society of the Sacred Heart|RSCJ]], a Superior [[Vicar]]ess of the [[Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], chartered the institution from resources drawn from their respective organizations on a stretch of land known as "Alcalá Park," named for [[Didacus of Alcalá]]. In 1954, the College for Men and the School of Law opened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.gov/digital-archives-photos/university-san-diego-buildings-and-campus|title=University of San Diego Buildings and Campus {{!}} City of San Diego Official Website|website=www.sandiego.gov|language=en|access-date=September 25, 2018|archive-date=September 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925215819/https://www.sandiego.gov/digital-archives-photos/university-san-diego-buildings-and-campus|url-status=live}}</ref> These two schools originally occupied Bogue Hall on the same site of University High School, which would later become the home of the [[University of San Diego High School]]. Starting in 1954, Alcalá Park also served as the diocesan chancery office and housed the episcopal offices, until the diocese moved to a vacated Benedictine convent that was converted to a pastoral center. In 1957, Immaculate Heart Major Seminary and St. Francis Minor Seminary were moved into their newly completed facility, now known as Maher Hall. The Immaculata Chapel, now no longer affiliated with USD, also opened that year as part of the seminary facilities. For nearly two decades, these schools co-existed on Alcalá Park. Immaculate Heart closed at the end of 1968, when its building was renamed De Sales Hall; St. Francis remained open until 1970, when it was transferred to another location on campus, leaving all of the newly named Bishop Leo T. Maher Hall to the newly merged co-educational University of San Diego in 1972. Since then, the university has grown quickly and has been able to increase its assets and academic programs. The student body, the local community, patrons, alumni, and many organizations have been integral to the university's development.
Charters were granted in 1949 for the [[San Diego College for Women]] and San Diego University, which included the College for Men and School of Law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Congressional Record: Senate: Vol. 155 Part 5|page=6066|publisher=United States Government Printing Office|year=2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grmuACR72w4C&q=%22Shortly%20after%2C%20the%20College%20for%20Men%20welcomed%2039%20students%20and%20the%20School%20of%20Law%20enrolled%20a%20co-ed%20class%20of%2030.%22&pg=PA6066|quote=However, it was in 1949 that the Most Reverend Charles Francis Buddy, first Bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, and Reverend Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill, Vicar Superior of the U.S. Western Vicariate of the Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, obtained charters from the State of California to establish San Diego University and the San Diego College for Women, respectively.|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ristine|first=Jeff|title=University of San Diego at 50 Faith in Future|date=July 28, 1999|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|page=B-1|quote=Nov. 22, 1949 -- The State of California grants a charter for San Diego University (College for Men and School of Law) ... Dec. 2, 1949 -- The State of California grants a charter for San Diego College for Women.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gTqgQrQQJTUC&q=usd+chartered+in+1949&pg=PA307|title=Insiders' Guide® to San Diego|last1=Mellin|first1=Maribeth|last2=Onstott|first2=Jane|last3=Devlin|first3=Judith|date=April 22, 2009|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|page=307|isbn=9780762755790|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> The College for Women opened its doors to its first class of students in 1952. The Most Reverend [[Charles F. Buddy|Charles F. Buddy, D.D.]], then bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego|Diocese of San Diego]] and Reverend Mother Rosalie Hill, [[Society of the Sacred Heart|RSCJ]], a Superior [[Vicar]]ess of the [[Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], chartered the institution from resources drawn from their respective organizations on a stretch of land known as "Alcalá Park," named for [[Didacus of Alcalá]]. In 1954, the College for Men and the School of Law opened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.gov/digital-archives-photos/university-san-diego-buildings-and-campus|title=University of San Diego Buildings and Campus {{!}} City of San Diego Official Website|website=www.sandiego.gov|language=en|access-date=September 25, 2018|archive-date=September 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925215819/https://www.sandiego.gov/digital-archives-photos/university-san-diego-buildings-and-campus|url-status=live}}</ref> These two schools originally occupied Bogue Hall on the same site of University High School, which would later become the home of the [[University of San Diego High School]]. Starting in 1954, Alcalá Park also served as the diocesan chancery office and housed the episcopal offices, until the diocese moved to a vacated Benedictine convent that was converted to a pastoral center. In 1957, Immaculate Heart Major Seminary and St. Francis Minor Seminary were moved into their newly completed facility, now known as Maher Hall. The Immaculata Chapel, now no longer affiliated with USD, also opened that year as part of the seminary facilities. For nearly two decades, these schools co-existed on Alcalá Park. Immaculate Heart closed at the end of 1968, when its building was renamed De Sales Hall; St. Francis remained open until 1970, when it was transferred to another location on campus, leaving all of the newly named Bishop Leo T. Maher Hall to the newly merged co-educational University of San Diego in 1972.


[[File:Universidad de Alcala.jpg|thumb|right|252x252px|The ''[[Universidad de Alcalá]]'' in [[Spain]], inspiration for Mother Hill's USD]]
[[File:Universidad de Alcala.jpg|thumb|right|252x252px|The ''[[Universidad de Alcalá]]'' in [[Spain]], inspiration for Mother Hill's USD]]
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In 2013, [[QS Global 200 Business Schools Report]] ranked USD's MBA program 59th in North America.<ref>[http://topmba.prod.qs.com/sites/qs.topmba/files/qs-global200-business-schools-report-2013_0.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626032751/http://topmba.prod.qs.com/sites/qs.topmba/files/qs-global200-business-schools-report-2013_0.pdf|date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, [[QS Global 200 Business Schools Report]] ranked USD's MBA program 59th in North America.<ref>[http://topmba.prod.qs.com/sites/qs.topmba/files/qs-global200-business-schools-report-2013_0.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626032751/http://topmba.prod.qs.com/sites/qs.topmba/files/qs-global200-business-schools-report-2013_0.pdf|date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>
USD's Shiley Theatre Program in partnership with [[Old Globe Theatre|The Old Globe]] was ranked in the Top 10 "Best Drama Schools" by the [[The Hollywood Reporter|Hollywood Reporter]] in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huston |first=Caitlin |date=2024-06-22 |title=The 25 Best Drama Schools in the World |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/best-drama-schools-2024-1235925897/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>. The two-year MFA in Classical Acting is one of the most competitive in the country, with a two percent acceptance rate. Seven students are recruited from across the U.S. and internationally each year, receive full scholarships as well as stipends for living expenses, and work in productions at The Old Globe during the summer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program {{!}} The Old Globe |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/mfa-program/the-old-globe-and-university-of-san-diego-shiley-graduate-theatre-program/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=www.theoldglobe.org}}</ref>


== Student Life ==  
== Student Life ==  
The university hosts a diverse Greek life community, including fraternities and sororities that emphasize leadership, academic excellence, philanthropy, and community engagement. The recognized fraternities at USD include [[Alpha Phi Alpha]], [[Beta Theta Pi]], [[Delta Tau Delta]], [[Iota Phi Theta]], [[Kappa Alpha Psi]], [[Lambda Upsilon Lambda]], [[Omega Psi Phi]], [[Phi Beta Sigma]], [[Phi Gamma Delta]], [[Phi Kappa Theta]], [[Pi Kappa Phi]], [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]], and [[Sigma Pi]]. The recognized sororities on campus include [[Alpha Chi Omega]], [[Alpha Delta Pi]], [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]], [[Alpha Pi Sigma]], [[Delta Sigma Theta]], [[Gamma Phi Beta]], [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], [[Kappa Delta]], [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]], [[Pi Beta Phi]], [[Sigma Gamma Rho]], and [[Zeta Phi Beta]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.edu/fraternity-sorority-life/our-community/|title=Our Community - Fraternity and Sorority Life - University of San Diego|website=www.sandiego.edu}}</ref>
The university hosts a diverse Greek life community, including fraternities and sororities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.edu/fraternity-sorority-life/our-community/|title=Our Community - Fraternity and Sorority Life - University of San Diego|website=www.sandiego.edu}}</ref> Approximately 25% of USD’s undergraduate population participates in fraternity and sorority life.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}


In 2020, the undergraduate chapter of [[Nu Alpha Kappa]] at USD suspended operations following allegations against members of nearby chapters. Reports indicated that members were found guilty of theft and had also been accused of sexual assault at other close by institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2015/04/three-ucsb-fraternities-now-shutdown-2|title=Three UCSB Fraternities Now Shut Down - The Bottom Line UCSB|first=Kelsey|last=Knorp|date=April 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.com/2015/04/02/ucsb-greeks-partys-over/|title=UCSB to Greeks: The Party's Over|first=Indy|last=Staff|date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Nu Alpha Kappa fraternity decision letter | url=https://sacd.sdsu.edu/student-life-leadership/files-folder/nu-alpha-kappa-decision-letter-20210125.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615212656/https://sacd.sdsu.edu/student-life-leadership/files-folder/nu-alpha-kappa-decision-letter-20210125.pdf | archive-date=2021-06-15}}</ref> [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] currently operates as an unrecognized group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.edu/fraternity-sorority-life/our-community/unrecognized-groups.php|title=Unrecognized Groups - Fraternity and Sorority Life - University of San Diego|website=www.sandiego.edu}}</ref>
In 2020, the undergraduate chapter of [[Nu Alpha Kappa]] at USD suspended operations following allegations against members of nearby chapters. Reports indicated that members were found guilty of theft and had also been accused of sexual assault at other close by institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2015/04/three-ucsb-fraternities-now-shutdown-2|title=Three UCSB Fraternities Now Shut Down - The Bottom Line UCSB|first=Kelsey|last=Knorp|date=April 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.com/2015/04/02/ucsb-greeks-partys-over/|title=UCSB to Greeks: The Party's Over|first=Indy|last=Staff|date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Nu Alpha Kappa fraternity decision letter | url=https://sacd.sdsu.edu/student-life-leadership/files-folder/nu-alpha-kappa-decision-letter-20210125.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615212656/https://sacd.sdsu.edu/student-life-leadership/files-folder/nu-alpha-kappa-decision-letter-20210125.pdf | archive-date=2021-06-15}}</ref> [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] currently operates as an unrecognized group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.edu/fraternity-sorority-life/our-community/unrecognized-groups.php|title=Unrecognized Groups - Fraternity and Sorority Life - University of San Diego|website=www.sandiego.edu}}</ref>
Approximately 25% of USD’s undergraduate population participates in fraternity and sorority life.


== Athletics ==
== Athletics ==
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== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
{{Main|List of University of San Diego people}}<gallery>
{{Main|List of University of San Diego people}}<gallery mode="packed">
File:Thomas J. Whelan District Judge.jpg|[[Thomas J. Whelan (judge)|Thomas J. Whelan]], 1961 (BA) & 1965 (JD), [[United States federal judge|Senior United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/whelan-thomas-j|title=Whelan, Thomas J. {{!}} Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov|language=en|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055554/https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/whelan-thomas-j|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #37 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
File:Mario Testino 2014.jpg|[[Mario Testino]], 1975 (BA), Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.vogue.fr/vogue-list/thevoguelist/mario-testino/1021 |title=Mario Testino |first=Vogue |last=English |work=Vogue English |access-date=December 23, 2016 |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222221553/http://en.vogue.fr/vogue-list/thevoguelist/mario-testino/1021 |url-status=live}} {{verify source|date=September 2019|reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #41 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
File:Juan Vargas official photo.jpg|[[Juan Vargas]], 1983 (BA), U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district
File:Frances Townsend cropped.JPG|[[Frances Townsend]], 1984 (JD), former [[Homeland Security Council|Homeland Security]] Advisor to [[President of the United States]] [[George W. Bush]]; [[TV personality]]<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Knufken|first1=Kelly|year=2006|title=Townsend: The Tough Cookie|url=http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/publications/summer2006.pdf|location=San Diego, CA|publisher=University of San Diego|issue=Summer)|page=25|journal=USD Magazine|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412182405/http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/publications/summer2006.pdf|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #48 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
File:Theo Epstein 2010.jpg|[[Theo Epstein]], 2000, (JD), President of Baseball Operations for the [[Chicago Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein shares his 20% rule for getting ahead in your career|publisher=CNBC|url= https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/19/theo-epstein-of-the-cubs-shares-his-20-percent-rule-for-getting-ahead.html|date=January 24, 2017|author=Marguerite Ward}}</ref>
File:Jim Parsons 2013.jpg|[[Jim Parsons]], 2001 (MFA), actor, [[Emmy Award]]-winning actor for ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''<ref>[Dansby, Andrew (September 10, 2009), "Jim Parsons find smart comedy role", ''Houston Chronicle''] {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #52 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
File:Jim Parsons 2013.jpg|[[Jim Parsons]], 2001 (MFA), actor, [[Emmy Award]]-winning actor for ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''<ref>[Dansby, Andrew (September 10, 2009), "Jim Parsons find smart comedy role", ''Houston Chronicle''] {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #52 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
 
File:Jsc2024e052605 alt (Aug. 6, 2024) --- Official portrait of NASA astronaut Jonny Kim.jpg|[[Jonny Kim]], 2012, NASA [[Astronaut]] and [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy Seal]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Two USD Alumni Among NASA's 12 Newest Astronaut Candidates |url=http://www.sandiego.edu/engineering/about/detail.php?_focus=59657 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203030334/http://www.sandiego.edu/engineering/about/detail.php?_focus=59657 |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref>
File:Kris Bryant (30585873238).jpg|[[Kris Bryant]], 2011–13, baseball player for [[2016 World Series]] champion [[Chicago Cubs]], National League Rookie of the Year (2015) and Most Valuable Player (2016)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/06/ex-bonanza-star-improves-his-baseball-stock-colleg/|title=Ex-Bonanza star improves his baseball stock as collegian|work=Las Vegas Sun|access-date=December 2, 2018|language=en|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902084459/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/06/ex-bonanza-star-improves-his-baseball-stock-colleg/|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #54 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
File:Kris Bryant (30585873238).jpg|[[Kris Bryant]], 2011–13, baseball player for [[2016 World Series]] champion [[Chicago Cubs]], National League Rookie of the Year (2015) and Most Valuable Player (2016)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/06/ex-bonanza-star-improves-his-baseball-stock-colleg/|title=Ex-Bonanza star improves his baseball stock as collegian|work=Las Vegas Sun|access-date=December 2, 2018|language=en|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902084459/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/06/ex-bonanza-star-improves-his-baseball-stock-colleg/|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #54 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
File:Frances Townsend cropped.JPG|[[Frances Townsend]], 1984 (JD), former [[Homeland Security Council|Homeland Security]] Advisor to [[President of the United States]] [[George W. Bush]]; [[TV personality]]<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Knufken|first1=Kelly|year=2006|title=Townsend: The Tough Cookie|url=http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/publications/summer2006.pdf|location=San Diego, CA|publisher=University of San Diego|issue=Summer)|page=25|journal=USD Magazine|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412182405/http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/publications/summer2006.pdf|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #48 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
File:Mario Testino 2014.jpg|[[Mario Testino]], 1975 (BA), Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.vogue.fr/vogue-list/thevoguelist/mario-testino/1021|title=Mario Testino|first=Vogue|last=English|work=Vogue English |access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222221553/http://en.vogue.fr/vogue-list/thevoguelist/mario-testino/1021|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #41 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
File:Thomas J. Whelan District Judge.jpg|[[Thomas J. Whelan (judge)|Thomas J. Whelan]], 1961 (BA) & 1965 (JD), [[United States federal judge|Senior United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/whelan-thomas-j|title=Whelan, Thomas J. {{!}} Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov|language=en|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055554/https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/whelan-thomas-j|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #37 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
File:Theo Epstein 2010.jpg|[[Theo Epstein]], 2000, (JD), President of Baseball Operations for the [[Chicago Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein shares his 20% rule for getting ahead in your career|publisher=CNBC|url= https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/19/theo-epstein-of-the-cubs-shares-his-20-percent-rule-for-getting-ahead.html|date=January 24, 2017|author=Marguerite Ward}}</ref>
File:Mark Brnovich (40334096464).jpg|[[Mark Brnovich]], 1991 (JD), Arizona Attorney General
File:Juan_Vargas_official_photo.jpg|[[Juan Vargas]], 1983 (BA), U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district
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*[[Connor Joe]], professional baseball player
*[[Connor Joe]], professional baseball player
*[[Robert Kardashian]], lawyer for [[O. J. Simpson]] and father of [[Kardashian family|reality show personalities]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.edu/news/detail.php?_focus=71846|title=Six other famous faces with law degrees|access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Robert Kardashian]], lawyer for [[O. J. Simpson]] and father of [[Kardashian family|reality show personalities]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.edu/news/detail.php?_focus=71846|title=Six other famous faces with law degrees|access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Jonny Kim]], 2013 (BA), U.S. Navy physician, Navy Seal, and astronaut<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiego.edu/engineering/about/detail.php?_focus=59657|title=Two USD Alumni Among NASA's 12 Newest Astronaut Candidates|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203030334/http://www.sandiego.edu/engineering/about/detail.php?_focus=59657|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Lowell McAdam]], 1983 (MBA), chairman and CEO of [[Verizon Communications]]<ref name="bwprofile">{{cite news | url = http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1132479&ticker=VZ:US | agency = [[BusinessWeek]] | title = Verizon communications inc | access-date = December 23, 2016 | archive-date = February 19, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110219054100/http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1132479&ticker=VZ:US | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Lowell McAdam Wall Street Journal|url=http://topics.wsj.com/person/M/lowell-mcadam/6806|website=topics.wsj.com|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317155355/http://topics.wsj.com/person/M/Lowell-McAdam/6806|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Lowell McAdam]], 1983 (MBA), chairman and CEO of [[Verizon Communications]]<ref name="bwprofile">{{cite news | url = http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1132479&ticker=VZ:US | agency = [[BusinessWeek]] | title = Verizon communications inc | access-date = December 23, 2016 | archive-date = February 19, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110219054100/http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1132479&ticker=VZ:US | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Lowell McAdam Wall Street Journal|url=http://topics.wsj.com/person/M/lowell-mcadam/6806|website=topics.wsj.com|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317155355/http://topics.wsj.com/person/M/Lowell-McAdam/6806|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Eric Musselman]], 1987 (BA), college and professional basketball coach<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/eric_musselman/?nav=page|title=NBA.com Eric Musselman|website=www.nba.com|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203014009/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/eric_musselman/?nav=page|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Eric Musselman]], 1987 (BA), college and professional basketball coach<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/eric_musselman/?nav=page|title=NBA.com Eric Musselman|website=www.nba.com|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203014009/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/eric_musselman/?nav=page|url-status=live}}</ref>

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The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Catholic research university in San Diego, California, United States. Chartered in 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and School of Law), the two institutions merged in 1972.[1]

The university includes the College of Arts and Sciences, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, Division of Professional and Continuing Education, Knauss School of Business, School of Law, School of Leadership and Education Services (SOLES), and the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering.[2]

USD has 89 undergraduate and graduate programs, and enrolls approximately 9,073 undergraduate, paralegal, graduate and law students. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[3] The San Diego Toreros compete in NCAA Division I (FCS) as a member of the West Coast Conference.

History

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Immaculata Parish Church at USD showing the architectural style of the campus

Charters were granted in 1949 for the San Diego College for Women and San Diego University, which included the College for Men and School of Law.[4][5][6] The College for Women opened its doors to its first class of students in 1952. The Most Reverend Charles F. Buddy, D.D., then bishop of the Diocese of San Diego and Reverend Mother Rosalie Hill, RSCJ, a Superior Vicaress of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, chartered the institution from resources drawn from their respective organizations on a stretch of land known as "Alcalá Park," named for Didacus of Alcalá. In 1954, the College for Men and the School of Law opened.[7] These two schools originally occupied Bogue Hall on the same site of University High School, which would later become the home of the University of San Diego High School. Starting in 1954, Alcalá Park also served as the diocesan chancery office and housed the episcopal offices, until the diocese moved to a vacated Benedictine convent that was converted to a pastoral center. In 1957, Immaculate Heart Major Seminary and St. Francis Minor Seminary were moved into their newly completed facility, now known as Maher Hall. The Immaculata Chapel, now no longer affiliated with USD, also opened that year as part of the seminary facilities. For nearly two decades, these schools co-existed on Alcalá Park. Immaculate Heart closed at the end of 1968, when its building was renamed De Sales Hall; St. Francis remained open until 1970, when it was transferred to another location on campus, leaving all of the newly named Bishop Leo T. Maher Hall to the newly merged co-educational University of San Diego in 1972.

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The Universidad de Alcalá in Spain, inspiration for Mother Hill's USD

Significant periods of expansion of the university, since the 1972 merger, occurred in the mid-1980s, as well as in 1998, when Joan B. Kroc, philanthropist and wife of McDonald's financier Ray Kroc, endowed USD with a gift of $25 million for the construction of the Institute for Peace & Justice. Other significant donations to the college came in the form of multimillion-dollar gifts from weight-loss tycoon Jenny Craig,[8] inventor Donald Shiley,[9] investment banker and alumnus Bert Degheri, and an additional gift of $50 million Mrs. Kroc left the School of Peace Studies upon her death. These gifts helped make possible, respectively, the Jenny Craig Pavilion (an athletic arena), the Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Degheri Alumni Center. As a result, USD has been able to host the West Coast Conference (WCC) basketball tournament in 2002, 2003 and 2008, and hosted international functions such as the Kyoto Laureate Symposium at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice and at USD's Shiley Theatre. Shiley's gift has provided the university with some additional, and more advanced, teaching laboratories than it had previously. In 2005, the university expanded the Colachis Plaza from the Immaculata along Marian Way to the east end of Hall, which effectively closed the east end of the campus to vehicular traffic. That same year, the student body approved plans for a renovation and expansion of the Hahn University Center which began at the end of 2007. The new Student Life Pavilion (SLP) opened in 2009 and hosts the university's new student dining area(s), offices for student organizations and event spaces. The Hahn University Center is now home to administrative offices, meeting and event spaces, and a restaurant and wine bar, La Gran Terazza.

In 2022, students began taking classes at the new Knauss Center for Business Education, a 120,000-square-foot complex that serves as an innovation and collaboration ecosystem for business students.[10]

In the spring of 2022, USD's total enrollment was 9,041 undergraduate, graduate, paralegal and law students from 85 countries and 50 US states.[11]

Environment and location

Alcalá Park sits atop the edge of a mesa overlooking Mission Bay and provides stunning panoramic views of San Diego.

The philosophy of USD's founder and her fellow religious relied on the belief that studying in beautiful surroundings could improve the educational experience of students. Thus, the university's buildings are designed in a 16th-century Plateresque architecture, a style of the Spanish Renaissance, paying homage to both San Diego's Catholic heritageTemplate:Clarify and the Universidad de Alcalá in Spain.

The campus is located approximately two miles north of downtown San Diego, on the north crest of Mission Valley in the community of Linda Vista. From the westernmost edges of Alcalá Park the communities of Mission Hills, Old Town, Point Loma, Ocean Beach, Bay Park, Mission Beach and Pacific Beach can be seen. Also, the Pacific Ocean, San Diego Bay, the Coronado Islands and La Jolla are visible from the campus.

In February 2022, Travel+Leisure named USD campus as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States,[12] and Best Choice Schools ranked it the most beautiful urban campus in the United States.[13]

Administration

Though a Catholic university, the school is no longer governed directly by the Diocese of San Diego. Today, a lay board of trustees governs the university's operations. However, the Bishop of San Diego, Robert W. McElroy, retains a seat as a permanent member and retains control of the school's designation of "Catholic."

Academics

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The Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology, opened in 2003

USD offers more than 80 degrees at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. Students choose from undergraduate and graduate degree programs from the seven schools and college that comprise the University of San Diego:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Knauss School of Business
  • Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
  • Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
  • Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
  • School of Law
  • School of Leadership and Education Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Law are the oldest academic divisions at USD; the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies is the university's newest school. USD offers an honors program at the undergraduate level, with approximately 300 students enrolled annually.

  • Undergraduate Programs: 43 bachelor's degrees with many concentrations; 56 minors
  • Graduate Programs: 36 master's degrees, Juris Doctor (JD), five LLM degrees, four doctorates, dual degree programs

USD has a Carnegie Classification of R2- Doctoral University: High Research Activity. Carnegie gives this ranking to "institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees and had at least $5 million in total research expenditures (as reported through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research & Development Survey (HERD))."

The School of business was recently renamed to Knauss School of Business after Don Knauss announced to increase the philanthropic giving to the university to $50 million as an investment in educating ethical and compassionate business leaders[14]

Rankings

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USD was ranked 47th in the WSJ/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S.,[16] an annual ranking that rates the top 500 universities in the country.

USD is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States. In 2021, University of San Diego was ranked tied for 88th in the "National Universities". U.S. News & World Report also ranked the University of San Diego's undergraduate Engineering program tied for 13th in the U.S. for engineering schools where doctorates are not offered,[17] and the #1 Catholic Graduate Nursing School in the nation.

The Knauss School of Business was ranked the second-highest undergraduate business school in California, according to the 2022 ranking from Poets & Quants for undergraduate business schools.[18] The School of Business has ranked No. 1 in the nation for two years in a row on College Factual’s ranking of Best Real Estate Colleges in the United States and No. 13 of Best Communications Schools in the United States.

In February 2022, Travel+Leisure named USD campus as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States.[12] In 2021, The Princeton Review ranked the University of San Diego 6th in Most Beautiful Campus, 8th in Best Quality of life, 14th in Most Popular Study Abroad Program, and 18th in Green Colleges.[19]

In 2014, University of San Diego was ranked the 482nd top college in the United States by Payscale and CollegeNet's Social Mobility Index college rankings.[20] 18% of students are pell-grant eligible.

In 2013, QS Global 200 Business Schools Report ranked USD's MBA program 59th in North America.[21]

USD's Shiley Theatre Program in partnership with The Old Globe was ranked in the Top 10 "Best Drama Schools" by the Hollywood Reporter in 2024[22]. The two-year MFA in Classical Acting is one of the most competitive in the country, with a two percent acceptance rate. Seven students are recruited from across the U.S. and internationally each year, receive full scholarships as well as stipends for living expenses, and work in productions at The Old Globe during the summer.[23]

Student Life

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In 2020, the undergraduate chapter of Nu Alpha Kappa at USD suspended operations following allegations against members of nearby chapters. Reports indicated that members were found guilty of theft and had also been accused of sexual assault at other close by institutions.[25][26][27] Lambda Chi Alpha currently operates as an unrecognized group.[28]

Athletics

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The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the West Coast Conference for most sports.

Facilities

Athletic facilities for the school include:

USD has hosted NCAA Tournament events in men's and women's soccer, as well as men's and women's tennis. Additionally, between 2001 and 2003, the Jenny Craig Pavilion played host to the West Coast Conference Basketball Championships, as well as in 2008. Torero stadium has also played host to the 2012 Women's Soccer College Cup.

Notable alumni

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Notes

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Further reading

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