University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, CA

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, CA

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Tuition & Fees

$14,648

$44,402

not including room and board

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
710
25th
620
75th
770
25th
650
75th
35
25th
26
75th
33
25th
27
75th
34
25th
28
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undergraduateRatios

50%

male

50%

female

19

students

1

faculty

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Very Selective

36%

acceptance rate

Accepted 36,634
Declined 63,428
Total Received 100,062
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Public

32,252

undergraduate students

8,295

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

University of California at San Diego, founded in 1959, is a public, comprehensive university. Its 1,200-acre campus is located in La Jolla, 12 miles north of San Diego.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 40,547
Established in 1960
Coeducational Coeducational

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1,200-acre campus in La Jolla (San Diego population: 1,419,516), 12 miles from downtown San Diego. Major airport serves San Diego; train serves Del Mar (five miles). School operates transportation around campus and to medical center in San Diego. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA
92093

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
40%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
95%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
100%
Top 1/4
0%
Top 1/2
0%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
710
25th
620
75th
770
25th
650
75th
35
25th
26
75th
33
25th
27
75th
34
25th
28

Admissions Facts

Application fee $70
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Required of some
Application deadline (final deadline) November 30
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required SAT Subject Tests Required

Very Selective

36%

acceptance rate

Accepted 36,634
Declined 63,428
Total Received 100,062

Admissions Factors

Required

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Admission test scores
Secondary School Record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Secondary School GPA

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Secondary School Rank
Recommendations

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Study skills

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

85%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Other
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Reader services
  • Special housing
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 858 534-4480
F: 858 534-5459
finaid@ucsd.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Fencing yes yes
Golf yes
Rowing yes yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Swimming yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes yes
Water polo yes yes

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
NCAA, CCAA, Big West Conference, Western Water Polo Association

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Acting. yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. yes yes yes
American Government and Politics (United States). yes
Anatomy. yes
Animal Physiology. yes
Anthropology, General. yes yes yes
Anthropology, Other. yes yes
Applied Mathematics, General. yes yes
Area Studies, Other. yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation. yes yes yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other. yes
Biochemistry. yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. yes yes yes
Bioinformatics. yes yes yes
Biological/Biosystems Engineering. yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General. yes yes yes
Biomedical Sciences, General. yes yes
Biophysics. yes yes
Biostatistics. yes
Business Administration and Management, General. yes yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. yes
Chemical Engineering. yes yes yes
Chemical Physics. yes
Chemistry, General. yes yes yes
Chemistry, Other. yes yes
Chinese Studies. yes
Clinical Psychology. yes yes
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development. yes
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. yes
Cognitive Science, General. yes yes yes
Computational Mathematics. yes
Computational Science. yes
Computer Engineering, General. yes yes yes
Computer Engineering, Other. yes
Computer Hardware Engineering. yes
Computer Science. yes yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences, Other. yes
Dance, General. yes
Design and Visual Communications, General. yes
Development Economics and International Development. yes
Developmental and Child Psychology. yes
Directing and Theatrical Production. yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. yes yes
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other. yes
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. yes yes yes
Economics, General. yes yes yes
Economics, Other. yes
Education, General. yes yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering. yes yes yes
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other. yes yes
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. yes yes yes
Engineering Science. yes yes
Engineering, Other. yes yes yes
English Language and Literature, General. yes yes
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. yes yes yes
Environmental Studies. yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. yes
Epidemiology. yes
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. yes yes yes
Experimental Psychology. yes yes
Finance, General. yes
Financial Mathematics. yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General. yes
French Language and Literature. yes
Geochemistry. yes
Geology/Earth Science, General. yes yes yes
Geophysics and Seismology. yes yes
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. yes
German Studies. yes
Health Law. yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management. yes
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. yes
History, General. yes yes yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General. yes
Information Technology. yes
International Economics. yes
International Relations and Affairs. yes
International/Globalization Studies. yes
Italian Language and Literature. yes
Italian Studies. yes
Japanese Studies. yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies. yes
Latin American Studies. yes yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. yes
Linguistics. yes yes yes
Literature, Other. yes
Management Science. yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. yes yes
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. yes yes yes
Materials Engineering. yes yes
Materials Sciences, Other. yes
Mathematics Teacher Education. yes
Mathematics and Computer Science. yes
Mathematics, General. yes yes yes
Mathematics, Other. yes yes
Mechanical Engineering. yes yes yes
Medical Science/Scientist. yes
Microbiology, General. yes
Molecular Biology. yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. yes
Music Performance, General. yes
Music, General. yes yes yes
Music, Other. yes
Neurobiology and Anatomy. yes
Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other. yes yes
Neuroscience. yes yes
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. yes yes
Philosophy. yes yes yes
Physical Sciences, Other. yes yes
Physics, General. yes yes yes
Physics, Other. yes yes
Playwriting and Screenwriting. yes
Political Science and Government, General. yes yes yes
Political Science and Government, Other. yes yes
Psychology, General. yes yes yes
Psychology, Other. yes yes
Public Health, General. yes yes
Public Health, Other. yes
Public Policy Analysis, General. yes
Real Estate Development. yes
Religion/Religious Studies. yes
Russian Language and Literature. yes
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. yes
Social Psychology. yes
Social Sciences, Other. yes
Sociology, General. yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature. yes
Statistics, General. yes
Statistics, Other. yes
Structural Engineering. yes yes yes
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. yes
Systems Engineering. yes yes
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. yes
Urban Studies/Affairs. yes
Visual and Performing Arts, General. yes yes yes
Visual and Performing Arts, Other. yes

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Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-pharmacy

40,547

total students

75%

in-state

25%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

80%

32,252
students

Female
50%
16,118

Male
50%
16,134

20%

8,295
students

Female
42%
3,479

Male
58%
4,816

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

95%

30,592
students

Female
50%
15,356

Male
50%
15,236

5%

1,660
students

Female
46%
762

Male
54%
898

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Student Break-down

17%
Nonresident aliens
1%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
32%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
21%
Hispanic/Latino
19%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

164

Transfer applicants enrolled

1%

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.40
High school transcript Recommended of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Not Required/Recommended
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: November 30

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

129

quarter hours

Minimum transfers must complete

68

quarter hours

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