University of San Diego (USD) - San Diego,California

The University of San Diego is a private not-for-profit Roman Catholic research university which mainly aims to provide quality education to the students with the main stress given on research. It was founded in July 1949, which later merged with the California School System. In recent years, USD also included many undergraduate and graduate schools under its supervision. The university accepts around 9,073 undergraduate, graduate and law students each year.

University of San Diego offers more than 80 degrees consisting of bachelors, masters and doctorate levels. It is divided into six colleges and schools, out of which the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Law are the oldest academic divisions. University of San Diego also offers an undergraduate honors program with an acceptance number of about 300 students annually.

The University of San Diego is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and has a Carnegie classification of R2 Doctoral University, which coincides with high research activity. Carnegie basically gives this ranking to those institutional bodies that have been awarded at least 20 research or scholarship doctoral degrees, spending at least $5 million in research expenditure. This data is usually reported through Carnegie by the National Science Foundation (NSF) or by the Higher Education Research and Development Survey (HERD), so you could say that the data is not only verifiable, but the fact that it is verified gives USD a strong base to communicate to students how trustworthy they are as an educational institute.