Our Staff may assist you in:

Pre-arrival Assistance...    Housing (American home-stay, international dorms)  Issuing of I-20, Student visa, Immigration questions,  Airport pickup

Arrival and on Campus Assistance…    Change of status     Getting Settled in San Diego    Activities   Public transportation / renting a car   TOEFL test arrangements        University and academic counseling    Internship program

Contact a SDUIS Advisor with any questions we may assist you with: Advisor Contact

San Diego, California’s second largest city. Where blue skies keep watch on 70 miles of beaches and a gentle Mediterranean climate begs for a day of everything and nothing. Bordered by Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Anza-Borrego Desert and the Laguna Mountains, San Diego county’s 4,200 square miles offer immense options for business and pleasure. And with the Mexican city of Tijuana just minutes from downtown, San Diego is an international experience with all the comforts of a city leading the nation in biomedical, high-tech and telecommunication industries. The city of San Diego lies in the southwest corner of California, 120 miles (193 km) south of the city of Los Angeles and 20 miles (32 km) north of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

 
The city was rated the fifth-best place to live in the United States in 2006 by Money magazine. According to Forbes magazine, San Diego was the fifth-wealthiest city in the United States in 2005, and the 9th safest city in the top 10 list of safest cities in the U.S. in 2010.

	Country	United States
	State	California
	County	San Diego
	Nickname	America’s Finest City
	Founded	July 16, 1769
	Population (July 1, 2009)	1,306,300 (8th In US)
	Currency	US Dollar
	Electricity	110 to 120 volts AC, 60 cycles
	Phone Country Code	1
	International Access Code	011
	Emergency Numbers	Ambulance/Fire/Police 911
	Time Zone	Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8)