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Application Fee

$70

Graduate Application Fee

$105

Acceptance Rate

31%

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

19%

Freshmen Enrollment

6,015

SAT Scores

1,370

ACT Scores

2020 Acceptance Rate

A total of 99,114 students have applied and 31,200 students have allowed to admit to University of California-San Diego (Acceptance rate: 31.48%). The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 19.28 % where 6,015 students have finally enrolled out of 31,200 admitted students.

The acceptance rate of the school is lower (tighter to admit) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of California-Irvine and University of Florida, its acceptance rate is average (the average acceptance rate of the schools is 34.40%).

The yield of the school is lower (less admitted-students enrolled) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings, its yield is average (average yield is 33.80%).

Admission Statistics Charts

2020 Test Scores Comparison

For the academic year 2019-2020, the average SAT score is 1,370 and the average ACT score is 30 over scores submitted by enrolled first-time students. Compared to similar schools in college rankings, the admission score of University of California-San Diego is average than the schools (average score is 1,400). You can check and compare the SAT and ACT scores by subject with tables and charts.

SAT/ACT Scores Comparison
	SAT Average	ACT Average
University of California-San Diego	1,370	30
Similarly Colleges in Rankings	1,370	31
All U.S. Colleges	1123	68
Public, 4-Years Colleges	1112	67
4-Years Colleges	1124	68
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California	1167	70

SAT/ACT Scores by Subject

At University of California-San Diego, 5,361 students submitted SAT scores (89% of enrolled students).

The average SAT score is about 1,370 and it is average than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. The following table shows the SAT average scores by subject and 25^th/75^th percentile.

SAT Scores by Subject
	25^th percentile	75^th percentile
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	620	710
Mathematics	630	780
Total	1,250	1,490

At University of California-San Diego, 2,340 students submitted ACT scores (39% of enrolled students).

The average ACT score is about 30 and it is lower than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. The next table shows the ACT average scores by subject and 25^th/75^th percentile.

ACT Scores by Subject
	25^th percentile	75^th percentile
Reading	26	34
English	25	34
Mathematics	25	33
Total	76	101

Admission Requirements

The following table summarizes the admission requirement to apply to University of California-San Diego. The school requires 5 items to submit - Secondary school GPA, Secondary school record, Completion of college-preparatory program, Admission test scores and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Admission Requirements for Applying to University of California-San Diego
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended