University of California-San Diego
University of California-San Diego admitted 27% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $14,794 a year. Within six years, 86% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 27%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $41,664 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $14,794 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,229 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $17,337 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $54,939 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 86%
- Students who return for a second year
- 94%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $96,197 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 34,948
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 38%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 20%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 18%
- Engineering
- 12%
- Social sciences
- 10%
- Psychology
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo PR · 27% admitted
- Villanova University PA · 27% admitted
- Lehigh University PA · 26% admitted
- Trinity University TX · 26% admitted
- Trinity Bible College and Graduate School ND · 26% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
- University of California-Irvine CA · 29% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.