Overview

Next statements evaluate University of California-San Diego by comparing key academic facts to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
  • It has very expensive tuition & fees of $44,978.
  • The acceptance rate (34%) is lower (difficult to get in).
  • It has very large number of students of 41,885.
  • It offers very diverse area of study (251 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees of UCSD are $44,978 (out-of-state rate) and it is very expensive compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego $44,978

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 4-Years Colleges $18,895

4-Years Colleges $22,926

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California $20,072

Graduate Tuition & Fees

The 2023 graduate tuition & fees of UCSD are $29,005 (out-of-state rate) and it is relatively expensive compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego $29,005

All U.S. Colleges $18,842

Public, 4-Years Colleges $20,343

4-Years Colleges $18,848

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California $21,760

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate of UCSD is 34% and it is lower (difficult to get in) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego 34%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 72%

4-Years Colleges 68%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 58%

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The yield, also known as enrollment rate, of UCSD is 19% and the yield is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego 19%

All U.S. Colleges 37%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 32%

4-Years Colleges 35%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 20%

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at UCSD is 89% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego 89%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 48%

4-Years Colleges 51%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 54%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at UCSD is 95% and it is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego 95%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 74%

4-Years Colleges 73%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 85%

Student Population

The total student population at UCSD is 41,885 and its population very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego 41,885

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 4-Years Colleges 11,396

4-Years Colleges 4,686

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 20,004

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at UCSD is $19,225 which is 42.74% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego $19,225

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 4-Years Colleges $7,301

4-Years Colleges $12,161

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California $9,399

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at UCSD is 19 to 1 and the ratio is very lower (smaller size classes) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego 19 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Public, 4-Years Colleges 17 to 1

4-Years Colleges 14 to 1

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 24 to 1

Number of Programs

UCSD offers 251 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-San Diego 251

All U.S. Colleges 37

Public, 4-Years Colleges 108

4-Years Colleges 58

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 120