University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Stephen Pultz
Application deadline January 3
Application fee $45

University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 580 paper test
83 internet-based test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications 78
Acceptance rate 94.9%
Enrollment 20 full-time
21 part-time
Test requirements Neither GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for any of the programs

Master’s programs

Applications 425
Acceptance rate 68.2%
Enrollment 248 full-time
211 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
Enrollment N/A
Test requirements N/A

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 52
Acceptance rate 50.0%
Enrollment 4 full-time
90 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s, Ph.D.
(11)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students N/A
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 35%
student counseling and personnel services 16%
curriculum and instruction 20%
elementary teacher education 5%
higher education administration 4%
secondary teacher education 2%
special education 9%
other 17%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 77
Master’s program graduates 182
Education specialist program graduates N/A
Doctoral program graduates 26

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 33
Part-time faculty 80
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 0.0%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $0.2
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 12.1%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 40
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 3.0
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 3.7
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 515 – Medium
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 549 – Medium
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 50.0% – Medium
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.8:1 – Medium
Student-faculty ratio 1.0:1 – Low
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $6.3
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $0.2

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Judith Lewis Logue
Financial aid phone (619) 260-4514

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $1,200 per credit
Part-time: $1,200 per credit
Required fees $224 per credit
Room and board $11,602
Books and supplies $1,080
Miscellaneous expenses $3,807

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 3
Teaching assistants 5
Research assistants 17
Other appointments 1
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 432