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University of California - San Diego Overview

Located in La Jolla, California, University of California - San Diego is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is University of California - San Diego Known For?

9,088 Undergraduate Awards
$46,793 Avg Cost After Aid
24% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UCSD.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 88% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UCSD with a bachelor's degree make about $84,943 a year. That's 108% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of California - San Diego?

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Contact details for UCSD are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone: 858-534-2230
Website: www.ucsd.edu

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How Do I Get Into UCSD?

You can apply to UCSD online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UCSD

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCSD?

24% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at UCSD is 24%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 21%, and the acceptance rate for women is 26%.

Can I Afford University of California - San Diego?

$46,793 Net Price
26% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UCSD is $46,793. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UCSD, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $6,437 a year. That adds up to $25,748 over four years for those students.

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University of California - San Diego Undergraduate Student Diversity

30,939 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 31,842 undergraduate students at UCSD, with 30,939 being full-time and 903 being part-time.

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There are also 7,734 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 30,939 full-time undergraduates at UCSD, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - San Diego students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10,358
Black or African American 530
Hispanic or Latino 6,762
White 5,845
International Students 5,247
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,197

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - San Diego. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 101 countries are represented at UCSD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of California - San Diego Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 518 499 38 1,055
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 749 0 0 749
Cognitive Science 722 2 15 739
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 273 323 3 599
International Studies 511 0 0 511
General Biology 316 106 63 485
Electrical Engineering 189 239 29 457
Public Health 338 58 8 404
Political Science & Government 383 10 10 403
Economics 364 12 16 392
General Psychology 350 0 0 350
Chemistry 227 60 38 325
Applied Mathematics 132 185 2 319
Biomedical Engineering 92 175 37 304
Mathematics & Computer Science 299 0 0 299
Mechanical Engineering 147 123 16 286
Computer Engineering 174 89 4 267
Communication & Media Studies 244 1 4 249
Mathematics 227 6 11 244
Computer Information Systems 207 28 0 235
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 218 0 0 218
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 177 9 10 196
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 127 55 12 194
Civil Engineering 93 65 9 167
Sociology 150 8 6 164
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 137 4 6 147
General Education 52 64 28 144
Child Development & Psychology 103 14 22 139
International Relations & National Security 5 129 0 134
Chemical Engineering 101 23 6 130
Other Psychology 106 0 5 111
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 75 12 22 109
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 87 15 4 106
Geological & Earth Sciences 15 54 35 104
Medicine 0 0 98 98
Physics 60 14 21 95
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 37 57 94
History 73 8 8 89
Materials Engineering 0 55 29 84
Drama & Theater Arts 63 20 0 83
Other Engineering 27 37 17 81
Statistics 63 18 0 81
English Literature (Other) 58 10 8 76
Anthropology 71 4 1 76
Natural Resources Conservation 73 0 0 73
General Visual & Performing Arts 62 6 1 69
Public Policy 0 62 0 62
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 61 0 0 61
Fine & Studio Arts 57 0 2 59
Other Social Sciences 56 0 0 56
Human Development & Family Studies 53 0 0 53
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 53 0 0 53
Real Estate Development 52 0 0 52
Ethnic Studies 33 7 7 47
Philosophy 39 2 4 45
General English Literature 37 0 0 37
Information Technology 0 33 0 33
Urban Studies 33 0 0 33
Systems Engineering 0 22 10 32
Medical Science 0 27 0 27
Area Studies 19 6 0 25
Music 15 5 5 25
Biological Engineering 21 0 0 21
Design & Applied Arts 20 0 0 20
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 19 0 0 19
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 13 2 1 16
Other Physical Science 10 0 4 14
Engineering Physics 3 8 2 13
Communication Sciences 0 0 12 12
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 10 0 10
Computational Science 0 10 0 10
Dance 9 0 0 9
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8 0 0 8
Engineering Science 0 0 8 8
Environmental Engineering 6 0 0 6
Romance Languages 4 0 0 4
Religious Studies 4 0 0 4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 3 0 3
Classical Languages & Literature 3 0 0 3
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 3 3
Other Education 0 0 2 2
Literature 0 0 2 2
Liberal Arts General Studies 2 0 0 2
Data Science 0 1 0 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0
Zoology 0 0 0 0
Business Administration & Management 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0
Legal Research 0 0 0 0
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 0
Other Visual Art 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 9,088 2,775 761 12,624

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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