Overview

University of California, San Diego is a University institution located in La Jolla, CA.

Location & Contact

Address 9500 Gilman Drive, 0021
La Jolla, CA  92093-0021
United States

Contact Dr. James Rawlins
Associate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management
Email: admissionsreply@ucsd.edu
Phone: 858-534-3156

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Majors & Degrees

Architecture And Related Services	Associate	Bachelors
Real Estate Development	×
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelors
African-american/black Studies	×
Area Studies, Other	×	×
Chinese Studies	×
Ethnic Studies	×	×
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, And Group Studies, Other	×
German Studies	×
Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, And Mexican-american/chicano Studies	×
Italian Studies	×
Japanese Studies	×
Latin American Studies	×
Russian Studies	×
Russian, Central European, East European And Eurasian Studies	×
Women's Studies	×	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Anatomy	×	×
Animal Physiology	×	×
Biochemistry	×
Bioinformatics	×
Biology/biological Sciences, General	×
Biophysics	×	×
Biostatistics	×
Biotechnology	×	×
Cell/cellular And Molecular Biology	×
Cell/cellular Biology And Histology	×	×
Ecology	×	×
Ecology And Evolutionary Biology	×	×
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics And Population Biology, Other	×	×
Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography	×	×
Medical Microbiology And Bacteriology	×	×
Microbiology, General	×
Molecular Biology	×	×
Neurobiology And Anatomy	×	×
Neurobiology And Neurosciences, Other	×	×
Neuroscience	×	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×	×
International Business/trade/commerce	×	×
Management Science	×	×
Management Sciences And Quantitative Methods, Other	×	×
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs	Associate	Bachelors
Communication And Media Studies, Other	×
Communication, General	×
Mass Communication/media Studies	×	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Artificial Intelligence	×
Computer Science	×
Information Technology	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Chemistry Teacher Education	×	×
Education, General	×
Education, Other	×	×
Mathematics Teacher Education	×
Physics Teacher Education	×	×
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Aerospace, Aeronautical, And Astronautical/space Engineering, General	×
Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering	×
Biological/biosystems Engineering	×	×
Chemical Engineering	×
Computer Engineering, General	×
Electrical And Electronics Engineering	×
Engineering Physics/applied Physics	×
Engineering Science	×	×
Engineering, General	×	×
Engineering, Other	×
Environmental/environmental Health Engineering	×	×
Mechanical Engineering	×
Structural Engineering	×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
Creative Writing	×	×
English Language And Literature, General	×
English Language And Literature/letters, Other	×
Writing, General	×	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Family And Consumer Sciences/human Sciences, General	×	×
Human Development And Family Studies, General	×
Work And Family Studies	×	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
Chinese Language And Literature	×	×
Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×	×
Comparative Literature	×	×
Foreign Languages And Literatures, General	×	×
French Language And Literature	×	×
German Language And Literature	×	×
Hispanic And Latin American Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×	×
Italian Language And Literature	×	×
Japanese Language And Literature	×	×
Linguistic, Comparative, And Related Language Studies And Services, Other	×	×
Linguistics	×
Russian Language And Literature	×	×
Spanish Language And Literature	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Community Health And Preventive Medicine	×
Environmental Health	×
International Public Health/international Health	×
Medicinal And Pharmaceutical Chemistry	×	×
Public Health Education And Promotion	×	×
Public Health, General	×
Public Health, Other	×
Rehabilitation And Therapeutic Professions, Other	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History, General	×
History, Other	×	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
Humanities/humanistic Studies	×	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities, Other	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Applied Mathematics, General	×
Computational Mathematics	×	×
Mathematical Biology	×
Mathematical Statistics And Probability	×	×
Mathematics, General	×
Mathematics, Other	×
Statistics, Other	×
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Cognitive Science, General	×
Data Science, General	×	×
Data Science, Other	×	×
Human Biology	×	×
International/globalization Studies	×
Mathematics And Computer Science	×
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General	×	×
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other	×
Natural Resources And Conservation	Associate	Bachelors
Environmental Science	×	×
Environmental Studies	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Jewish/judaic Studies	×
Philosophy	×
Religion/religious Studies	×
Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Astronomy	×
Astrophysics	×
Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology, Other	×
Chemical Physics	×	×
Chemistry, General	×
Chemistry, Other	×
Environmental Chemistry	×	×
Geochemistry	×	×
Geology/earth Science, General	×
Geophysics And Seismology	×	×
Physical Sciences, General	×
Physical Sciences, Other	×	×
Physics, General	×
Physics, Other	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Clinical Psychology	×
Cognitive Psychology And Psycholinguistics	×
Developmental And Child Psychology	×
Experimental Psychology	×
Health/medical Psychology	×
Psychology, General	×
Psychology, Other	×	×
Social Psychology	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions	Associate	Bachelors
Public Policy Analysis, General	×	×
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
American Government And Politics (united States)	×	×
Anthropology, General	×
Anthropology, Other	×
Archeology	×	×
Econometrics And Quantitative Economics	×
Economics, General	×	×
Economics, Other	×
International Economics	×	×
International Relations And Affairs	×
Political Science And Government, General	×
Political Science And Government, Other	×
Social Sciences, General	×
Social Sciences, Other	×	×
Sociology, General	×
Urban Studies/affairs	×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Art History, Criticism And Conservation	×
Art/art Studies, General	×	×
Dance, General	×
Design And Visual Communications, General	×	×
Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General	×
Film/cinema/media Studies	×
Fine/studio Arts, General	×
Music History, Literature, And Theory	×	×
Music, General	×
Music, Other	×
Visual And Performing Arts, General	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

136,750

Applied

39,054

Accepted

35,442

Enrolled

Female Admissions

69,786

Females Applied

21,283

Females Accepted

30%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

62,344

Males Applied

16,244

Males Accepted

26%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

80

Application Fee

3.88

Avg. high school GPA for freshman

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record Essay Other requirements exist (see below)

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	November 30th	March 15th	No
Out of state Fall freshmen	November 30th	January 1st	No
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	November 30th	April 28th	Yes

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

14,934

In-state

52,536

Out-of-state

14,934

In-district

Fees

5,793

Full-time student fees

20,319

Room & board

Financial Aid

16,234

Avg. International Student Financial Aid Package

5,945

Avg. Loan Aid

11,956

Avg. Grant Aid

25,843

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

26%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

35,442

Total Undergrad students

12%

International Students

9%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	26.78%
Black or African American	1.55%
White or Caucasian	15.97%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.07%
Asian	34.63%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.08%
Two or more races	6.42%
Other	2.35%

Gender

Male (44.46%)

Female (53.37%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	Yes
Housing options	Cooperative housing Co-ed housing Disabled housing International housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	54%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Sun God Festival, Triton Day & Welcome Week and Tritons Homecoming

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Most popular organizations:
Greek Life Chapters, Professional & Academic Societies, Gaming & Hobby Communities, Cultural & Identity Groups and Service & Volunteer Groups

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Badminton	No	No	No
Baseball	No	Division 1	No
Basketball		Division 1	No
Bowling	No	No	No
Cheerleading		No	No
Crew	No	No	No
Cross-country Running	No	Division 1	No
Equestrian Sports	No	No	No
Fencing	No	Division 1	No
Field Hockey	No	No	No
Football		No	No
Golf	No	Division 1	No
Ice Hockey	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No	No	No
Racquetball	No	No	No
Rowing	No	No	No
Rugby	No	No	No
Sailing	No	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	No	No
Soccer		Division 1	No
Softball	No	No	No
Swimming And Diving	No	Division 1	No
Table Tennis	No	No	No
Tennis	No	Division 1	No
Track And Field	No	Division 1	No
Triathlon	No	No	No
Ultimate Frisbee	No	No	No
Volleyball		Division 1	No
Water Polo	No	Division 1	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Badminton	No	No	No
Baseball	No	No	No
Basketball		Division 1	No
Bowling	No	No	No
Cheerleading		No	No
Crew	No	No	No
Cross-country Running	No	Division 1	No
Equestrian Sports	No	No	No
Fencing	No	Division 1	No
Field Hockey	No	No	No
Football		No	No
Golf	No	No	No
Ice Hockey	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No	No	No
Racquetball	No	No	No
Rowing	No	Division 1	No
Rugby	No	No	No
Sailing	No	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	No	No
Soccer		Division 1	No
Softball	No	Division 1	No
Swimming And Diving	No	Division 1	No
Table Tennis	No	No	No
Tennis	No	Division 1	No
Track And Field	No	Division 1	No
Triathlon	No	No	No
Ultimate Frisbee	No	No	No
Volleyball		Division 1	No
Water Polo	No	Division 1	No