University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, California

At a glance

  • ACT Middle 50%

    26 - 34

  • SAT (1600) Middle 50%

    1250 - 1490

  • Reported GPA

    4.08

  • Undergrad Enrollment

    33,339

  • Average Net Cost*

    $14,895

    *Annual net cost

  • Admit Rate

    34.2%

  • Type

    4-Yr Public
    Non-Profit

Breakdowns

Residency

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

Graduation rates

Ethnicity National Average University of California-San Diego
Total 46.7% 89.4%
Multi-Racial 53.5% 91.8%
Black 39.0% 82.5%
Hispanic 48.8% 81.9%
Am. Indian 33.5% 100.0%
Asian 70.5% 93.5%
NHPI 39.8% 72.7%
White 60.2% 88.8%
Nonresident 68.6% 87.6%

Net Cost

Family Income In-State Out-of-State
Under $30k $7,954 $37,708
$30k-$48k $10,192 $39,946
$48k-$75k $13,744 $43,498
$75k-$110k $20,125 $49,879
Over $110k $28,952 $58,706

Average net cost based on family income

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Majors

Majors Offered

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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies (12)
  • Ethnic Studies

  • African-American/Black Studies

  • Women's Studies

  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other

  • German Studies

  • Italian Studies

  • Japanese Studies

  • Area Studies, Other

  • Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies

  • Latin American Studies

  • Russian Studies

  • Chinese Studies

Biological and Biomedical Sciences (19)
  • Biotechnology

  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other

  • Microbiology, General

  • Neuroscience

  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General

  • Biochemistry

  • Biophysics

  • Molecular Biology

  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology

  • Anatomy

  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology

  • Animal Physiology

  • Biostatistics

  • Bioinformatics

  • Ecology

  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  • Neurobiology and Anatomy

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (3)
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other

  • International Business/Trade/Commerce

  • Management Science

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (2)
  • Communication, General

  • Mass Communication/Media Studies

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (2)
  • Computer Science

  • Information Technology

Education (5)
  • Education, Other

  • Physics Teacher Education

  • Education, General

  • Chemistry Teacher Education

  • Mathematics Teacher Education

Engineering (13)
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

  • Biological/Biosystems Engineering

  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

  • Engineering, General

  • Engineering Science

  • Engineering, Other

  • Computer Engineering, General

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General

  • Structural Engineering

  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering

English Language and Literature/Letters (4)
  • Creative Writing

  • English Language and Literature, General

  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other

  • Writing, General

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (2)
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (12)
  • Russian Language and Literature

  • Japanese Language and Literature

  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other

  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General

  • Comparative Literature

  • Chinese Language and Literature

  • Linguistics

  • Spanish Language and Literature

  • French Language and Literature

  • Italian Language and Literature

  • German Language and Literature

Health Professions and Related Programs (6)
  • International Public Health/International Health

  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

  • Environmental Health

  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine

  • Public Health, General

  • Public Health, Other

History (1)
  • History, General

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1)
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

Mathematics and Statistics (6)
  • Applied Mathematics, General

  • Mathematics, Other

  • Mathematical Statistics and Probability

  • Computational Mathematics

  • Mathematics, General

  • Statistics, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (8)
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

  • Data Science, Other

  • Human Biology

  • International/Globalization Studies

  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

  • Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Data Science, General

  • Cognitive Science, General

Natural Resources and Conservation (2)
  • Environmental Science

  • Environmental Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies (3)
  • Religion/Religious Studies

  • Jewish/Judaic Studies

  • Philosophy

Physical Sciences (11)
  • Physics, General

  • Physical Sciences, Other

  • Geophysics and Seismology

  • Chemical Physics

  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other

  • Chemistry, General

  • Environmental Chemistry

  • Chemistry, Other

  • Geology/Earth Science, General

  • Geochemistry

  • Physics, Other

Psychology (7)
  • Psychology, Other

  • Health/Medical Psychology

  • Clinical Psychology

  • Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

  • Developmental and Child Psychology

  • Social Psychology

  • Psychology, General

Social Sciences (14)
  • Urban Studies/Affairs

  • American Government and Politics (United States)

  • International Relations and Affairs

  • International Economics

  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

  • Archeology

  • Anthropology, General

  • Anthropology, Other

  • Economics, General

  • Economics, Other

  • Political Science and Government, General

  • Political Science and Government, Other

  • Sociology, General

  • Social Sciences, Other

Visual and Performing Arts (10)
  • Dance, General

  • Design and Visual Communications, General

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  • Art/Art Studies, General

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General

  • Music, General

  • Visual and Performing Arts, General

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies

  • Music History, Literature, and Theory

Considerations for admission

Admission Component Required?
GPA Required
ACT/SAT Scores Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
Class Rank Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (International) Neither required nor recommended

Additional info

Tuition

Out-of-state tuition is $29,754 more expensive than in-state tuition

Debt

The average debt at graduation is $15,500

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