USD has several lists of peer schools for making institutional comparisons, and the list used depends upon the purpose of the comparison. For example, comparisons for tuition and housing costs are generally made with other private schools in California. The Office of Admissions developed a list of USD's top undergraduate admissions competitors, both public and private, for comparing admit rates and yield rates.
Below are several lists used for undergraduate student comparisons, including the IPEDS Data Feedback Report. The third group group is used most often for comparing retention and graduation rates, as well as tuition, net price, and financial aid. It is also used for comparisons of staffing patterns, race/ethnicity distributions, and library holdings. View some of the comparisons here.
USD's graduate schools have comparison groups appropriate for their programs. Those groups are are not listed here.
Top Sixteen Undergraduate Admissions Competitors
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Chapman University
Gonzaga University
Loyola Marymount University
Pepperdine University
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Notre Dame
University of Southern California
West Coast Conference Schools
Brigham Young University
Gonzaga University
Loyola Marymount University
Pepperdine University
Santa Clara University
St. Mary’s College of California
University of Portland
University of San Francisco
Undergraduate Tuition Comparison Group
Chapman University
Creighton University
Gonzaga University
Loyola Marymount University
Marquette University
Pepperdine University
Saint Mary's College of California
Santa Clara University
University of Denver
University of Portland
University of Redlands
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
University of the Pacific