University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA • 4-year Public • Acceptance Rate 27%
UCSD UC San Diego is a public university in La Jolla, California. University of California - San Diego enrolls 44,416 students.
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| Total Enrollment | 44,416 |
| Campus Setting | city |
| Admission rate | 27% |
| Tuition and fees | |
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| In State | $15,265 |
| Out-of-State | $46,042 |
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See The Official 2025-2026 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.
Admissions
For information about applying to University of California - San Diego, see the school’s admission page and online application.
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Tuition & Fees
Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending UCSD UC San Diego.
| Cost Breakdown | In State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,834 | $42,611 |
| Fees | $3,431 | $3,431 |
| Room and Board | $17,198 | $17,198 |
| Books | $1,307 | $1,307 |
| Total (Before Financial Aid): | $33,770 | $64,547 |
Majors
| Major | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate |
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| Computer Science | 415 | 393 | 46 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 743 | 8 | 11 |
| Anatomy | 601 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 409 | 179 | 4 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 353 | 93 | 32 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 413 | ||
| Psychology, General | 380 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 358 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 306 | 8 | 9 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 126 | 142 | 54 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 253 | 11 | 26 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 177 | 90 | 16 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 180 | 83 | 15 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 207 | 62 | 5 |
| Communication, General | 244 | 5 | 3 |
| Information Technology | 239 | ||
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 231 | ||
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | 187 | 0 | |
| Biochemistry | 179 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 167 | 0 | |
| Chemistry, General | 66 | 55 | 43 |
| Structural Engineering | 96 | 58 | 10 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 99 | 53 | 10 |
| Sociology, General | 153 | 5 | 3 |
| Psychology, Other | 159 | 1 | |
| Public Health, Other | 149 | 11 | 0 |
| Mathematics, Other | 137 | 9 | |
| Management Science | 35 | 109 | |
| Medicine | 143 | ||
| International Public Health/International Health | 117 | 18 | 5 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 136 | 2 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 133 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 81 | 23 | 25 |
| Education, General | 56 | 54 | 19 |
| Bioinformatics | 100 | 0 | 20 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General | 88 | 22 | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | 89 | 21 | 4 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other | 100 | 5 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 6 | 87 | |
| Chemistry, Other | 91 | 0 | |
| History, General | 78 | 3 | 10 |
| Engineering, Other | 45 | 33 | 13 |
| Environmental Studies | 83 | ||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 82 | ||
| Public Health, General | 55 | 25 | |
| Data Science, General | 73 | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Physics, General | 31 | 14 | 29 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 46 | 21 | 6 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 68 | 2 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 67 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 55 | 8 | 3 |
| Pharmacy | 66 | ||
| Real Estate Development | 65 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 57 | ||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 55 | ||
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 54 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 21 | 31 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 22 | 23 | 6 |
| Political Science and Government, Other | 47 | 3 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 50 | ||
| Statistics, Other | 48 | ||
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 47 | ||
| Health/Medical Psychology | 47 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 29 | 11 | 5 |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 26 | 17 | |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 43 | ||
| Physics, Other | 38 | 1 | 4 |
| Social Psychology | 40 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 36 | ||
| Music, General | 22 | 4 | 8 |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 34 | ||
| Philosophy | 25 | 1 | 8 |
| Clinical and Industrial Drug Development | 34 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 19 | 12 | |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 30 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 29 | 0 | |
| Anthropology, Other | 28 | 0 | |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 16 | |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 23 | ||
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 22 | ||
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | 16 | 6 | |
| Medical Science/Scientist | 19 | ||
| Engineering Science | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 18 | ||
| Information Technology Project Management | 17 | ||
| Computer Hardware Engineering | 17 | ||
| Physical Sciences, Other | 13 | 3 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 0 | 16 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other | 16 | ||
| Computational Science | 15 | ||
| Latin American Studies | 6 | 7 | |
| Japanese Studies | 13 | ||
| Experimental Psychology | 4 | 9 | |
| Biostatistics | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Dance, General | 12 | ||
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Statistics, General | 9 | ||
| Acting | 8 | ||
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 6 | 2 | |
| International Economics | 8 | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 7 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 7 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 7 | ||
| Audiology/Audiologist | 6 | ||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 5 | 1 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 6 | ||
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 4 | ||
| Biophysics | 4 | 0 | |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 4 | ||
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 4 | ||
| Epidemiology | 3 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 3 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | ||
| African-American/Black Studies | 3 | ||
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 3 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 | ||
| Literature, Other | 2 | ||
| Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | 2 | ||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 2 | ||
| Environmental Health | 2 | ||
| Economics, Other | 2 | 0 | |
| Computational Mathematics | 2 | ||
| Chinese Studies | 2 | ||
| Sociology, Other | 1 | ||
| Music, Other | 1 | ||
| Education, Other | 1 | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 0 | 1 | |
| German Studies | 1 | ||
| Animal Physiology | 1 | ||
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 1 |
Data source: IPEDS as of the January 6, 2026 release