Selectivity
34%
Total Students
34,570
UG 27,918
PG 6,652
Satisfaction Index
95%
Salary After Attending
$59,000
BASIC
| Web Site | www.ucsd.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | La Jolla |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 27,918 |
| Women | 13,248 (47.45%) |
| Men | 14,670 (52.55%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 6,652 |
| Women | 2,618 (39.36%) |
| Men | 4,034 (60.64%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 34% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 58,921 |
| Graduation Rate | 87% |
| Retention Rate | 95 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/undergrad.html |
| Online Application URL | www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/apply-online/index.html |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 34 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | No |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 38% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 38% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 38% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 30% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 27% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 33% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | - |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 580 | 680 |
| SAT - Maths | 640 | 640 |
| ACT - Composite | 28 | 33 |
| ACT - Writing | - | - |
| ACT - English | 28 | 34 |
| ACT - Maths | 28 | 34 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://students.ucsd.edu/finances/financial-aid/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://students.ucsd.edu/finances/financial-aid/forms/calculator.html |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$40,327 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,545 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,541 |
Other Expenses |
$4,508 |
| Total | $58,921 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$28,187 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,545 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,541 |
Other Expenses |
$4,508 |
| Total | $46,781 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | Yes |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | Yes |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | 232 |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 4.7% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | $ 33,715 |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | $ 78,21,880 |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| Area Studies, Other. | 1 | - | - |
| Chinese Studies. | 4 | - | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. | 24 | 6 | 6 |
| Italian Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Japanese Studies. | 5 | - | - |
| Latin American Studies. | 2 | 5 | - |
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Category total | 38 | 11 | 6 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anatomy. | 315 | - | - |
| Animal Physiology. | 23 | - | - |
| Biochemistry. | 340 | - | - |
| Bioinformatics. | 42 | - | 10 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 301 | 64 | 29 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General. | - | 1 | 26 |
| Biophysics. | 4 | - | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. | 40 | - | - |
| Epidemiology. | - | - | 4 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. | 32 | 28 | 7 |
| Microbiology, General. | 42 | - | - |
| Molecular Biology. | 47 | - | - |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy. | 157 | - | - |
| Neuroscience. | - | 1 | 10 |
| Category total | 1343 | 94 | 86 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - | 100 | 5 |
| Finance, General. | - | 51 | - |
| Management Science. | 262 | - | - |
| Category total | 262 | 151 | 5 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Communication, General. | 281 | 5 | 11 |
| Category total | 281 | 5 | 11 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other. | - | 16 | - |
| Computer Science. | 465 | 94 | 10 |
| Category total | 465 | 110 | 10 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Education, General. | - | 54 | 19 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education. | 11 | - | - |
| Category total | 11 | 54 | 19 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | 44 | 9 | 1 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 110 | 85 | 26 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 193 | 16 | 3 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 113 | 28 | 6 |
| Computer Hardware Engineering. | - | 22 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 214 | 76 | 27 |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Engineering Science. | 9 | - | 2 |
| Engineering, Other. | 84 | 58 | 8 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 42 | - | - |
| Materials Engineering. | - | 24 | 18 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 85 | 32 | 20 |
| Structural Engineering. | 163 | 71 | 11 |
| Systems Engineering. | - | 10 | 7 |
| Category total | 1060 | 436 | 138 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| English Language and Literature, General. | 13 | - | - |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 45 | 8 | 10 |
| Category total | 58 | 8 | 10 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General. | 91 | - | - |
| Category total | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature. | 1 | - | - |
| Italian Language and Literature. | 1 | - | - |
| Linguistics. | 44 | 1 | 6 |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 7 | - | - |
| Category total | 54 | 1 | 6 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management. | - | 20 | - |
| International Public Health/International Health. | 8 | - | 8 |
| Medical Scientist. | - | 35 | - |
| Public Health, General. | 135 | - | - |
| Public Health, Other. | - | - | 4 |
| Category total | 143 | 55 | 12 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 58 | 7 | 5 |
| Category total | 58 | 7 | 5 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | |||
| Health Law. | - | 9 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | 65 | 8 | - |
| Computational Mathematics. | - | - | 2 |
| Mathematics, General. | 44 | 3 | 17 |
| Mathematics, Other. | 77 | - | 3 |
| Statistics, General. | - | 13 | - |
| Statistics, Other. | 14 | - | - |
| Category total | 200 | 24 | 22 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Cognitive Science. | 157 | 4 | 11 |
| Computational Science. | - | 3 | - |
| International/Global Studies. | 163 | - | - |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 21 | - | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 17 | - | - |
| Category total | 358 | 7 | 11 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Studies. | 48 | - | - |
| Category total | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 16 | - | 8 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| Category total | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Chemical Physics. | 2 | - | - |
| Chemistry, General. | 27 | 66 | 35 |
| Chemistry, Other. | 152 | - | 1 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| Geophysics and Seismology. | - | - | 1 |
| Materials Sciences, Other. | - | - | 1 |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. | - | 25 | 25 |
| Physical Sciences, Other. | 3 | - | 4 |
| Physics, General. | 18 | 10 | 14 |
| Physics, Other. | 13 | - | 2 |
| Category total | 228 | 118 | 92 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Clinical Psychology. | 51 | - | 12 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. | 9 | - | - |
| Developmental and Child Psychology. | 7 | - | - |
| Health/Medical Psychology. | 16 | - | - |
| Psychology, General. | 293 | 5 | 6 |
| Psychology, Other. | - | - | 4 |
| Social Psychology. | 15 | - | - |
| Category total | 391 | 5 | 22 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| American Government and Politics (United States). | 21 | - | - |
| Anthropology, Other. | - | - | 1 |
| Anthropology. | 44 | 6 | 7 |
| Economics, General. | 528 | 9 | 14 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | - | 150 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 101 | 17 | 17 |
| Political Science and Government, Other. | 153 | - | - |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 15 | - | - |
| Sociology. | 86 | 1 | 9 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 31 | - | - |
| Category total | 979 | 183 | 48 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Acting. | - | 8 | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| Directing and Theatrical Production. | - | 5 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 22 | - | 1 |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other. | - | 2 | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | 11 | - | - |
| Music Performance, General. | - | - | 3 |
| Music, General. | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting. | - | 2 | - |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. | - | 7 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 64 | 14 | 1 |
| Category total | 116 | 47 | 18 |
| Grand total | 6203 | 1325 | 529 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 19 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 12% of classes 10-19 students: 32% of classes 20-29 students: 14% of classes 30-39 students: 8% of classes 40-49 students: 4% of classes 50-99 students: 11% of classes Over 100 students: 20% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, married student apartments, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing, cooperative housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 27,918 |
| Women (% of total) | 13,248 (47.45%) |
| Men (% of total) | 14,670 (52.55%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.12 % Asian - 37.19 % Black/African-American - 1.25 % Hispanic/Latino - 15.7 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 4.69 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.32 % White - 21.34 % Unknown - 2.03 % International Students - 17.35 % |
| All Graduate Students | 6,652 |
| Women (% of total) | 2,618 (39%) |
| Men (% of total) | 4,034 (61%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.23 % Asian - 14.67 % Black/African-American - 1.68 % Hispanic/Latino - 8.01 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 3.34 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.21 % White - 33.58 % Unknown - 5.1 % International Students - 33.18 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 95 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
87 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | Not reported |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | Not reported |
| Disciplines Pursued | Business 1.2% Engineering 5.6% Law 6% Arts and Sciences 0.8% Medicine 6.8% Education 6% Other 13.6% |
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