Editing University of San Diego (section)

{{Short description|Private research university in San Diego, California}}{{About|text=For the University of California university, see [[University of California, San Diego]]. For the California State University university, see [[San Diego State University]]. For other uses, see [[University of San Diego (disambiguation)]]}}

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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of San Diego
 | former_names           = [[San Diego College for Women]] (1949–1972)<br />San Diego University (1949–1972)
 | image                  = University of San Diego seal.svg
 | image_upright          = .7
 | established            = {{start date and age|1949}}
 | motto                  = ''Emitte Spiritum Tuum'' ([[Latin]])
 | mottoeng               = Send Forth Thy Spirit
 | type                   = [[Private university]]
 | endowment              = $652.5 million (2022)<ref>As of June 30, 2022. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2022-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL.ashx?la=en&hash=362DC3F9BDEB1DF0C22B05D544AD24D1C44E318D |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2022 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref>
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
 | faculty                = 1007
 | president              = [[James T. Harris III]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiego.edu/presidentelect/|title=President-Elect Dr. James T. Harris III Named Fourth President of the University of San Diego|website=SanDiego.edu|publisher=University of San Diego|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=June 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624060347/http://www.sandiego.edu/presidentelect/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 5,702
 | postgrad               = 2,529
 | other                  = 810
 | city                   = [[San Diego, California]]
 | state                  = 
 | country                = United States
 | coor                   = {{Coord|32|46|16|N|117|11|15|W|region:US-CA_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = [[Urban area|Urban]]
 | colors                 = {{color box|#003B70}}{{color box|white}} Blue and white<ref>{{cite web|title=Color Palette - USD Brand|url=http://www.sandiego.edu/brand/visual-identity/colors/|website=University of San Diego|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326144317/http://www.sandiego.edu/brand/visual-identity/colors/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division I]] – [[West Coast Conference|WCC]], [[Pioneer Football League]]
 | nickname               = [[San Diego Toreros|Toreros]]
 | mascot                 = Diego Torero
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]|[[Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration|CONAHEC]]|[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
 | website                = {{url|www.sandiego.edu}}
 | logo                   = University of San Diego logo.svg
 | logo_upright           = .7
}}

The '''University of San Diego''' ('''USD''') is a [[Private university|private]] [[Catholic Church|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 [[University of San Diego School of Law|School of Law]]), the two institutions merged in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.edu/about/history.php|title=History of the University of San Diego|website=SanDiego.edu|publisher=University of San Diego|access-date=September 16, 2021|archive-date=July 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715235808/https://www.sandiego.edu/about/history.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academics - University of San Diego |url=https://www.sandiego.edu/academics |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=www.sandiego.edu |language=en}}</ref> 

USD has 89 undergraduate and graduate programs, and enrolls approximately 9,073 undergraduate, paralegal, graduate and law students. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=122436 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref> The [[San Diego Toreros]] compete in [[NCAA Division I]] ([[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]]) as a member of the [[West Coast Conference]].