History at San Diego
San Diego graduates about 19 history majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 120th of 692 schools we score for history, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 102 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 69% of the schools we've counted.
Around San Diego
Where history happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 17 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Chapel 1.
Nearby in the history ranking
Other strong majors at San Diego
- Business & finance 88 · #18
- Communications & media 86 · #43
- Sociology & anthropology 78 · #109
- Engineering (all) 77 · #83
- Economics 76 · #117
- English & writing 76 · #105
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares San Diego with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.