by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
United States University was awarded 121 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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USU is ranked #101 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when USU held the #392 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, USU is ranked at #18.
Since United States University has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, United States University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at United States University is 89%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 128 undergraduates at USU with 51 being full-time and 77 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of USU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USU, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $5,694 a year. That adds up to $22,776 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at USU is 11.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Get more details about the location of United States University.
Contact details for USU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7675 Mission Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92108 |
| Phone: | 619-876-4250 |
| Website: | https://www.usuniversity.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UnitedStatesUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/USUniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 54 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 2 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 1 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 0 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2,560 students took at least one online class at United States University. This is an increase from the 1,981 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,560 | 2,428 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,981 | 1,964 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,235 | 1,191 |
| 2017-2018 | 790 | 720 |
| 2016-2017 | 415 | 334 |
Learn more about online learning at United States University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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