The 1970s
1970
Bishop Leo T. Maher is named chancellor of the men's University of San Diego.
1971
Author E. Hughes, vice president and provost of Northern Arizona University, is named first lay president of the merged University of San Diego. Priorities are merger and deficit reduction.
1972
| Completion of Colleges Merger Snapshot | |
| Enrollment | 2,516 |
| Faculty | 149 |
| Annual undergraduate tuition | $1,760 (16 units) |
| Annual room & board | $1,400 (women) $1,200 (men) |
| Degrees awarded | 460 |
| Campus buildings | 15 |
| Square footage | 771,277 |
Men and women are allowed to visit each other's dorm rooms.
1973
M.B.A. degree begins as a part-time evening program. Degree program is accredited in 1981 by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.
1974
Freshman preceptorial program is launched to increase freshman retention. Freshmen select from several courses with a limited class size, and their professor remains their adviser until they declare a major.
1975
School of Law introduces master of laws in taxation, general master of laws and master of comparative law.
1976
Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing receives full accreditation from the National League for Nursing, only the fifth school to receive national accreditation.
1977
Center for Criminal Justice Policy and Management founded under Professor Edwin Meese (later U.S. attorney general in President Ronald Reagan's administration).
1978
USD debuts two community outreach learning programs: Invisible University, a lifelong learning program for interested groups throughout San Diego County, and University of the Third Age, a campus-based seminar program for persons 55 and older.
1979
| 30th Anniversary Snapshot | |
| Enrollment | 4,123 |
| Faculty | 263 |
| Annual undergraduate tuition | $3,250 |
| Annual room & board | $1,400 to $2, 000 |
| Degrees awarded | 721 |
| Campus buildings | 18 |
| Square footage | 867,000 |