- The Inkwell
- California
- University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CACity: largeZIP 92093Founded 1960
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1960
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ucsd.edu
CaliforniaPublic
University of California-San Diego
University of California-San Diego is a public university in La Jolla, California, with 34,948 undergraduates. It admits 27% of applicants, graduates 86% within six years and costs $14,794 a year after aid.
86%graduate
Admission rate27%
Retention94%
4-year graduation74%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans24%
$14,794net price / year
27%admission rate
—average SAT
86%graduate in 6 years
$96,197median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,000median debt
#84 of 1,704 for earnings#488 of 1,739 for lowest net price#107 of 1,738 for graduation rate#98 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $41,664tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,337
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $54,939
- Average net price
- $14,794national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,229
$30,001–48,000$9,965
$48,001–75,000$12,147
$75,001–110,000$17,235
$110,001+$32,338
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 27%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college27%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college94%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college86%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 86%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 89%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $67,904
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $96,197middle 50%: $63,114–$141,627
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$141,627
Median, University of California-San Diego$96,197
Lower quarter$63,114
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 34,948
- Part-time
- 2.4%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 88%
- Average faculty salary
- $19,117 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $26,067
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,557,815,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White17%
Hispanic26%
Black1.6%
Asian35%
Two or more races6.5%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.3%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences20%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies18%
Engineering12%
Social sciences9.5%
Psychology9.2%
Computer & information sciences7.0%
Business & management6.4%
Health professions3.5%
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Similar colleges
Public colleges in California
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | $13,243 | 78% | $73,494 |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | $9,426 | 70% | $69,554 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $14,659 | 93% | $88,581 |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | $14,538 | 94% | $100,212 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | $6,346 | 57% | $63,721 |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $14,318 | 86% | $86,999 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | $14,851 | 84% | $80,082 |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | $14,296 | 88% | $89,228 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | $13,663 | 85% | $83,105 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $13,042 | 86% | $87,599 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $16,486 | 85% | $77,810 |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | $13,636 | 89% | $77,246 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110680. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q622664.