<p>well my parents are the kind that wants their kids to go to top tiers like Duke, ND, and stuff. My bro's applied to a bunch of them and I'm sure he'll make it to a few. I was wondering where University of San Diego would rank among colleges. Is it even close to being a top tier? Is it just decent? Is it hard to get into and stuff, because I really want to go there and I'm trying to find a way to persuade my parents to sending me there.</p>
<p>Since the elimination of the term “2nd tier,” all National U’s that are ranked within the top 130 are now called “Top Tier”. U San Diego is ranked around #102 (based on last year’s ranking, I don’t have this year’s ranking copy)</p>
<p>On your other post, you list your stats (I got 1720 on my first SAT try so I’d say 1800 to 2000 isn’t a reach at this point. My HS GPA is about 3.8 weighted. )</p>
<p>Your parents have to be reasonable considering your stats. While you are a fine student, it’s doubtful that you’d get accepted to - say - a top 20 school (even if you got your score up to a 2000).</p>
<p>So, it is very reasonable for you to be considering “mid-tier” schools (schools that aren’t Top 50, but are still in the top tier)</p>
<p>I forgot that you asked about difficulty of acceptance. </p>
<p>Here’s USD’s stats in regards to admission - It is selective in regards to admissions.</p>
<p>Freshman Academic Profile
Admissions Selectivity Rating: 92 </p>
<p>SAT: (the below numbers represent the stats of the middle 50% of frosh students)
% Submitting Score: 86%
Critical Reading Middle 50%: 540 - 630
Math Middle 50%: 560 - 650
Writing Middle 50%: 550 - 650 </p>
<p>ACT:
% Submitting Score: 47%
ACT Middle 50%: 24 - 29 </p>
<p>Average High School GPA: 3.79
% with GPA 3.75 of higher:
% with GPA 3.50 - 3.74: 26%
% with GPA 3.25 - 3.49: 15%
% with GPA 3.0 - 3.24: 5% </p>
<p>Students in Top Tenth of HS Class: 39%
Students in Top Quarter of HS Class: 78%
Freshman Student from Public School High Schools: 53% </p>
<p>**Freshman Acceptance **
Total applicants: 10,584
Total applicants who are accepted: 3,479
Total of accepted students who enroll: 1,260 </p>
<p>So, what is the breakdown of your SAT? You’d want your numbers to be around the middle or higher than the above numbers to be safe. :)</p>
<p>Also…be sure to also take the ACT… Some kids do a lot better on that. Schools will take whichever is the highest score. :)</p>
<p>thank so soooo much, again 
i’m so glad to know that u of sd is at least a top tier… whew</p>
<p>my sat are 560 reading 600 math 560 writing, I’ll make sure to take the ACT also. I’ll probably take it twice before applying.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>When you sign up for your tests, pay the extra money for the detailed score report (about $15 extra ). Then, a few weeks after scores are posted, you’ll get sent a copy of your test book AND an answer key which will indicate which questions you got wrong (with the correct answers provided).</p>
<p>You can use this information to see where you may need some improvement. :)</p>
<p>In the meantime, you need to come with a few more schools that fit your desire for warm/sunny weather. :)</p>