Scholarships have never been more important at USD than they are today. The university's ability to offset tuition costs with robust financial aid packages is the key to growing a thriving student population of Changemakers who will go on to meet the world's most urgent challenges.
Thanks to Your Scholarship Support,
80%
of our students rely on scholarships
11%
decrease of full-time undergraduates with student loans
13%
decrease in average debt at graduation from students who entered as first-years
Meet a few of our scholarship recipients. Without gifts to scholarships, their USD education might not be possible.
2026 Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon Program Video
By giving the gift of a scholarship, you are making the USD experience attainable for a new generation of Toreros. Find out more about how to support the variety of scholarships USD offers using the links to the right. If you'd like to find out how to create a new scholarship, please contact Sandra Ciallella at 619-260-7514 or sciallella@sandiego.edu.
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Every contribution to USD is viewed as important. Whether it is great or small, donations like yours help build our Torero future.