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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?

9,422 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.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 88% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UCSD makes roughly $82,255 a year. This is 102% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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

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
22% 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 22% of students took out student loans averaging $5,933 a year. That adds up to $23,732 over four years for those students.

University of California - San Diego Undergraduate Student Diversity

32,327 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 33,343 undergraduate students at UCSD, with 32,327 being full-time and 1,016 being part-time.

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There are also 8,542 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 32,327 full-time undergraduates at UCSD, 49% are male and 51% 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 10,847
Black or African American 518
Hispanic or Latino 7,118
White 6,109
International Students 5,239
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,496

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.

Online Learning at University of California - San Diego

48 Took All Classes Online
3,305 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,305 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCSD has changed over the last few years.

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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 591 185 43 819
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 769 0 0 769
Cognitive Science 759 3 6 768
International Studies 537 0 0 537
General Biology 322 111 85 518
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 161 302 5 468
Economics 430 10 15 455
Chemistry 346 51 48 445
Public Health 345 51 4 400
Political Science & Government 366 5 9 380
Electrical Engineering 218 102 20 340
General Psychology 320 0 0 320
Communication & Media Studies 278 5 4 287
Mathematics 239 14 25 278
Mathematics & Computer Science 269 0 0 269
Applied Mathematics 146 119 0 265
Biomedical Engineering 92 123 24 239
Mechanical Engineering 146 70 22 238
Computer Engineering 167 42 4 213
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 135 61 15 211
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 200 0 8 208
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 179 8 13 200
Computer Information Systems 168 26 0 194
Civil Engineering 110 57 20 187
Chemical Engineering 129 30 7 166
Sociology 131 4 4 139
Child Development & Psychology 113 12 10 135
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 132 0 1 133
International Relations & National Security 8 115 0 123
General Education 52 55 14 121
Other Psychology 116 0 2 118
Other Engineering 56 35 17 108
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 83 21 1 105
Human Development & Family Studies 99 0 0 99
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 32 66 98
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 71 10 15 96
History 78 4 11 93
Geological & Earth Sciences 13 52 22 87
General Visual & Performing Arts 73 10 0 83
Natural Resources Conservation 80 0 0 80
Medicine 0 0 79 79
English Literature (Other) 62 7 5 74
Physics 53 2 16 71
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 65 2 3 70
Anthropology 61 2 6 69
Drama & Theater Arts 47 17 2 66
Other Social Sciences 59 0 0 59
Statistics 56 2 0 58
Materials Engineering 0 26 27 53
Real Estate Development 52 0 0 52
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 51 0 0 51
Public Policy 0 49 0 49
Fine & Studio Arts 42 0 6 48
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 45 0 0 45
Music 26 6 12 44
Information Technology 0 42 0 42
Ethnic Studies 35 3 2 40
Area Studies 34 5 0 39
Philosophy 31 1 6 38
Urban Studies 35 0 0 35
General English Literature 30 0 0 30
Medical Science 0 25 0 25
Biological Engineering 20 0 0 20
Engineering Physics 7 6 5 18
Systems Engineering 0 10 5 15
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 15 0 0 15
Design & Applied Arts 14 0 0 14
Engineering Science 0 0 12 12
Communication Sciences 0 0 12 12
Romance Languages 10 0 0 10
Other Physical Science 8 0 2 10
Zoology 8 0 0 8
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 8 0 8
Dance 8 0 0 8
Liberal Arts General Studies 6 0 0 6
Computational Science 0 6 0 6
Religious Studies 6 0 0 6
Teacher Education Subject Specific 4 0 0 4
Environmental Engineering 3 0 0 3
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 2 0 2
Classical Languages & Literature 2 0 0 2
Literature 0 0 1 1
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 1 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 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 9,422 1,946 742 12,110

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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