University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA • 4-year Public • Acceptance Rate 25%
University of California - San Diego is a public university in La Jolla, California. University of California-San Diego enrolls 44,050 students.
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| Total Enrollment | 44,050 |
| Campus Setting | city |
| Admission rate | 25% |
| Tuition and fees | |
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| In State | $15,265 |
| Out-of-State | $46,042 |
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See The Official 2024-2025 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 University of California - 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 | 518 | 499 | 38 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 722 | 2 | 15 |
| Anatomy | 547 | ||
| International/Globalization Studies | 511 | ||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 316 | 103 | 32 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 358 | 0 | 16 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 199 | 162 | 3 |
| Psychology, General | 350 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 189 | 128 | 22 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 314 | 10 | 10 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 92 | 175 | 37 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 299 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 147 | 123 | 16 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 174 | 86 | 4 |
| Communication, General | 244 | 1 | 4 |
| Management Science | 74 | 161 | |
| Information Technology | 207 | ||
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 202 | ||
| Financial Mathematics | 180 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 78 | 60 | 37 |
| Clinical Psychology | 174 | 0 | |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | 173 | 0 | |
| International Public Health/International Health | 145 | 19 | 5 |
| Structural Engineering | 93 | 64 | 9 |
| Sociology, General | 150 | 8 | 6 |
| Chemistry, Other | 149 | 1 | |
| Education, General | 52 | 64 | 28 |
| Mathematics, Other | 141 | 1 | |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 79 | 55 | 8 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 132 | 5 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 5 | 129 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 101 | 23 | 6 |
| Biochemistry | 130 | ||
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other | 111 | 7 | |
| Public Health, Other | 109 | 3 | 0 |
| Psychology, Other | 106 | 5 | |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General | 87 | 15 | 4 |
| Mathematics, General | 86 | 6 | 10 |
| Public Health, General | 64 | 36 | |
| Medicine | 98 | ||
| History, General | 73 | 8 | 8 |
| Bioinformatics | 71 | 1 | 17 |
| Materials Engineering | 55 | 29 | |
| Engineering, Other | 27 | 37 | 17 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 58 | 10 | 8 |
| Environmental Studies | 73 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 62 | 6 | 1 |
| Political Science and Government, Other | 69 | 0 | |
| Physics, General | 37 | 14 | 17 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 63 | 0 | |
| Statistics, Other | 63 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 62 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 61 | ||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 35 | 24 | |
| Pharmacy | 57 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 56 | ||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 53 | ||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 53 | ||
| Real Estate Development | 52 | ||
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 48 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 32 | 7 | 7 |
| Anthropology, General | 40 | 4 | 1 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 45 | ||
| Philosophy | 39 | 2 | 4 |
| Health/Medical Psychology | 44 | ||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 15 | 19 | 9 |
| Social Psychology | 38 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 37 | 0 | |
| Clinical and Industrial Drug Development | 37 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 3 | 31 | |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 33 | ||
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 33 | ||
| Information Technology Project Management | 33 | ||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 32 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 22 | 10 | |
| Anthropology, Other | 31 | 0 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 28 | ||
| Physics, Other | 23 | 4 | |
| Medical Science/Scientist | 27 | ||
| Experimental Psychology | 14 | 8 | |
| Music, General | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 21 | ||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 20 | ||
| Biostatistics | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 19 | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other | 19 | ||
| Neuroscience | 9 | 10 | |
| Statistics, General | 18 | ||
| Linguistics | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 10 | 4 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 14 | ||
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| International Economics | 12 | ||
| Audiology/Audiologist | 12 | ||
| Latin American Studies | 6 | 6 | |
| Japanese Studies | 11 | ||
| Computational Science | 10 | ||
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 10 | ||
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | 4 | 6 | |
| Dance, General | 9 | ||
| Acting | 8 | ||
| Engineering Science | 0 | 8 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 8 | ||
| Economics, Other | 6 | 0 | |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 6 | ||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 6 | ||
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 4 | ||
| Epidemiology | 4 | ||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 4 | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | 4 | ||
| Biophysics | 4 | 0 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 4 | ||
| Computer Hardware Engineering | 3 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | ||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 3 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 3 | ||
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 3 | ||
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 3 | ||
| Molecular Biology | 3 | ||
| Computational Mathematics | 2 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 2 | ||
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 2 | ||
| Literature, Other | 2 | ||
| Education, Other | 2 | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 0 | 2 | |
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 1 | ||
| Environmental Health | 1 | ||
| Data Science, General | 1 | ||
| Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | 1 | ||
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 | ||
| Chinese Studies | 1 |
Data source: IPEDS as of the January 7, 2025 release