University of California-San Diego: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #25 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #21 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #20 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #4 of 249 | In California |
| #1 of 20 | In San Diego |
| #4 of 1,629 | For Audiology |
| Top10 | For 9 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 25%
- Undergraduates
- 33,792
- Graduates
- 8,584
- Male:Female Ratio
- 48:52
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- ucsd.edu
University of California-San Diego Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of California-San Diego has an acceptance rate of 25% and is among the top 6% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 25% | 21% | 28% |
| Applicants | 130,771 | 61,536 | 69,235 |
| Admissions | 32,062 | 12,837 | 19,225 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 6,986 | 2,928 | 4,058 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 19 | 13 | 6 |
7,676 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
310 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Asian | 12946 (31%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 9348 (22%) |
| White | 7946 (19%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 7816 (18%) |
| Two or more races | 2464 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1016 (2%) |
| Black or African American | 769 (2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 29 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $24,176
- Students receiving aid
- 70%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $11,834 | $12,264 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,834 | $12,264 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $42,611 | $27,366 |
| Fee in-district | $3,431 | $2,271 |
| Fee in-state | $3,431 | $2,271 |
| Fee out-of-state | $3,431 | $2,271 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 19,711 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $17,198 |
University of California-San Diego majors
University of California-San Diego has granted 8,535 bachelor's degrees across 91 programs, 2,775 master's across 65 programs, and 761 doctorate degrees across 61 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California-San Diego.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 516 | 499 | 38 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 660 | 2 | 15 |
| Anatomy | 546 | ||
| International & Globalization Studies | 465 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 315 | 103 | 32 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 190 | 162 | 3 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 189 | 128 | 22 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 318 | 16 | |
| Psychology, General | 320 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 92 | 175 | 37 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 280 | 10 | 10 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 288 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 147 | 123 | 16 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 171 | 86 | 4 |
| Management Science | 66 | 161 | |
| Communication, General | 211 | 1 | 4 |
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 201 | ||
| Information Technology | 200 | ||
| Financial Mathematics | 180 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 77 | 60 | 37 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | 169 | ||
| Structural Engineering | 93 | 64 | 9 |
| Clinical Psychology | 164 | ||
| Chemistry, Other | 147 | 1 | |
| Sociology, General | 131 | 8 | 6 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 79 | 55 | 8 |
| Education, General | 48 | 64 | 28 |
| International Public Health & International Health | 116 | 19 | 5 |
| Mathematics, Other | 137 | 1 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 5 | 129 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 99 | 23 | 6 |
| Biochemistry | 126 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 113 | 5 | |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other | 111 | 7 | |
| Public Health, Other | 107 | 3 | |
| Psychology, Other | 104 | 5 | |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 87 | 15 | 4 |
| Medicine | 98 | ||
| Public Health, General | 62 | 36 | |
| Mathematics, General | 77 | 6 | 10 |
| Bioinformatics | 70 | 1 | 17 |
| Materials Engineering | 55 | 29 | |
| Engineering, Other | 27 | 37 | 17 |
| History, General | 60 | 8 | 8 |
| Environmental Studies | 73 | ||
| English Language and Literature & Letters, Other | 52 | 10 | 8 |
| Political Science and Government, Other | 66 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 58 | 6 | 1 |
| Physics, General | 33 | 14 | 17 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 62 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 61 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 59 | ||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 35 | 24 | |
| Pharmacy | 57 | ||
| Statistics, Other | 57 | ||
| Real Estate Development | 51 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 50 | ||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 49 | ||
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 48 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 46 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 15 | 19 | 9 |
| Health & Medical Psychology | 41 | ||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 39 | ||
| Philosophy | 33 | 2 | 4 |
| Anthropology, General | 32 | 4 | 1 |
| Clinical and Industrial Drug Development | 37 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 35 | ||
| Social Psychology | 35 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 3 | 31 | |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 20 | 7 | 7 |
| Information Technology Project Management | 33 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 22 | 10 | |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 31 | ||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 30 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 28 | ||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 28 | ||
| Medical Science & Scientist | 27 | ||
| Anthropology, Other | 26 | ||
| Physics, Other | 21 | 4 | |
| Experimental Psychology | 14 | 8 | |
| Biological & Biosystems Engineering | 21 | ||
| Biostatistics | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 19 | ||
| Music, General | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 10 | |
| Statistics, General | 18 | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other | 17 | ||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 17 | ||
| Physical Sciences, Other | 10 | 4 | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 14 | ||
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Linguistics | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Audiology & Audiologist | 12 | ||
| International Economics | 12 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 9 | 2 | |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | 4 | 6 | |
| Computational Science | 10 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 10 | ||
| Acting | 8 | ||
| Engineering Science | 8 | ||
| Latin American Studies | 2 | 6 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 8 | ||
| Japanese Studies | 7 | ||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 6 | ||
| Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology | 6 | ||
| Economics, Other | 5 | ||
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 4 | ||
| Epidemiology | 4 | ||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 4 | ||
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 3 | ||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 3 | ||
| Biophysics | 3 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | ||
| Computer Hardware Engineering | 3 | ||
| Molecular Biology | 3 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 3 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 3 | ||
| Substance Abuse & Addiction Counseling | 3 | ||
| Computational Mathematics | 2 | ||
| Dance, General | 2 | ||
| Education, Other | 2 | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 2 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 2 | ||
| Literature, Other | 2 | ||
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 2 | ||
| Chinese Studies | 1 | ||
| Data Science, General | 1 | ||
| Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | 1 | ||
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 1 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 8,535 | 2,775 | 761 |
University of California-San Diego has a graduation rate of 88%, which is among the 6% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 88% | 86% | 89% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of California-San Diego is a world-class research university with 304,245 scientific papers published and 16,110,179 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Genetics, Biochemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Environmental Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2683 | 70935 |
| 1993 | 2924 | 74909 |
| 1994 | 3039 | 81662 |
| 1995 | 3124 | 89806 |
| 1996 | 3428 | 97711 |
| 1997 | 3546 | 107266 |
| 1998 | 3671 | 123350 |
| 1999 | 3891 | 135784 |
| 2000 | 3981 | 152437 |
| 2001 | 4304 | 166306 |
| 2002 | 5612 | 194259 |
| 2003 | 5544 | 213907 |
| 2004 | 5609 | 230222 |
| 2005 | 6087 | 260339 |
| 2006 | 6744 | 290588 |
| 2007 | 6914 | 313687 |
| 2008 | 7328 | 347119 |
| 2009 | 8592 | 381176 |
| 2010 | 8823 | 427063 |
| 2011 | 9001 | 469654 |
| 2012 | 9711 | 522350 |
| 2013 | 9996 | 573087 |
| 2014 | 10302 | 618434 |
| 2015 | 10673 | 644817 |
| 2016 | 10884 | 670247 |
| 2017 | 11627 | 717860 |
| 2018 | 12266 | 777251 |
| 2019 | 13901 | 876923 |
| 2020 | 16097 | 1058777 |
| 2021 | 15170 | 1181697 |
| 2022 | 14703 | 1138553 |
| 2023 | 15764 | 1163736 |
| 2024 | 13243 | 1136435 |
University of California-San Diego alumni
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Benicio del Toro
- Occupations
- film directorfilm produceractortelevision actorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez is a Puerto Rican-Spanish actor. He has garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Silver Bear for his portrayal of the jaded but morally upright police officer Javier Rodriguez in the film Traffic (2000). Del Toro's performance as despairing ex-con turned zealot Jack Jordan, in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams (2003), earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Billy Beane
- Occupations
- general managermanagerbusinesspersonbaseball player
- Biography
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William Lamar Beane III is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is currently senior advisor to owner John Fisher and minority owner of the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and formerly the executive vice president of baseball operations. He is also minority owner of soccer clubs Barnsley of the EFL League One in England and AZ Alkmaar of the Eredivisie in the Netherlands. From 1984 to 1989 he played in MLB as an outfielder for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics. He joined the Athletics' front office as a scout in 1990, was named general manager after the 1997 season, and was promoted to executive vice president after the 2015 season.
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Angela Davis
- Occupations
- human rights activistpoliticianuniversity teacherfeministwriter
- Biography
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Angela Yvonne Davis is an American Marxist and feminist political activist, philosopher, academic, and author. She is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Feminist Studies and History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Davis was a longtime member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and a founding member of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS). She was active in movements such as the Occupy movement and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign.
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Milana Vayntrub
- Occupations
- political activistspokespersonvloggercomedianfilm director
- Biography
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Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub is an American actress, comedian, and activist. She began her career as a child actress and came to prominence for her appearances in AT&T television commercials as saleswoman Lily Adams from 2013 to 2016 and since 2020. In addition to her commercial appearances, she was a series regular on the Yahoo! Screen science fiction comedy Other Space (2015) and had a recurring role on the NBC drama This Is Us (2016–2017). Vayntrub has also voiced Squirrel Girl in the Marvel Rising franchise since 2018 after being cast as the character in the unaired television pilot for New Warriors, and later in the 2024 video game Marvel Rivals.
General info
| Alternative names | UCSD UC San Diego |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 |
| Motto | Fiat Lux Let there be light |
| Colors | navy blue, gold |
| Academic calendar | September to June |
| Total FTE staff | 17,576 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 9500 Gilman Dr La Jolla, California, 92093 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 1,387,000 |
| Phone | 8585342230 |