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University of San Diego

Location
San Diego, California, United States
Nickname
Toreros
Established
1949
University of San Diego

The University of San Diego is a private Roman Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Founded in July 1949 as the San Diego College for Women and San Diego University, the academic institutions merged from the California school system into University of San Diego in 1972. Since then, the university has grown to comprise nine undergraduate and graduate schools, to include the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and School of Law. 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".

Motto Emitte Spiritum Tuum (Latin)
Motto (English) Send Forth Thy Spirit
Type Private university
Established 1949
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Academic affiliations ACCU, NAICU, CNAHEC, Space-grant
Endowment $532.2 million (2020)
President James T. Harris III
Academic staff 875
Undergraduates 5,741
Postgraduates 1,773
Other students 835
Campus Urban
Colors Blue and White
Mascot Diego Torero
Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I – WCC, Pioneer Football League

Acerca de University of San Diego

Private Roman Catholic institution whose first classes were offered in 1952 while the school was known as the San Diego College for Women.

Los logros de University of San Diego

The school's mascot is named Diego Torero and the motto translated to English reads as "Send Forth Thy Spirit."

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Información más reciente sobre University of San Diego actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.