List of 20 best universities in San Diego, CA

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EduRank

Top 20 universities in San Diego ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 14.3M citations received by 332K academic publications made by 20 universities from San Diego, the popularity of 696 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of California-San Diego

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

2. San Diego State University

#13 in California
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

3. University of San Diego

#24 in California
Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$36,008
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$36,408

4. Alliant International University - San Diego

#46 in California
Acceptance Rate
0%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

6. Point Loma Nazarene University

#72 in California
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

7. California Western School of Law

#83 in California
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

8. Ashford University

#95 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

9. Northcentral University

#102 in California
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

10. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

#106 in California
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
271
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

11. San Diego Mesa College

#118 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$6,656
Enrollment
18,076

12. Newschool of Architecture and Design

#125 in California
Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

13. Pacific College of Oriental Medicine - San Diego

#126 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,446
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$3,014

14. California Miramar University

#146 in California
Acceptance Rate
22%
Net Price
$10,207
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$5,187

15. Platt College - San Diego

#151 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$29,641
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$4,104

16. United States University

#155 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

17. Southern States University

#161 in California
Net Price
$2,640
Receiving Aid
6%
Average Aid
$5,478
Enrollment
358

18. National University

#178 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$30,527
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$5,932

20. Design Institute of San Diego

#211 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$36,963
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,497

Universities near San Diego

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University
Country rank
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24 University of Tijuana 183
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24 Tijuana Institute of Technology 188
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24 University of Advanced Studies 196
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24 Technological University of Tijuana 203
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24 Graduate Center of the Northwest 224
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Tijuana
24 University of the Californias 377
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Tijuana
25 San Diego Christian College 1858
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Santee, California
26 Southern California Seminary 2279
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El Cajon, California
46 California State University - San Marcos 421
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San Marcos, California
46 Westminster Theological Seminary in California 1792
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Escondido, California