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The acceptance rate of University of California-San Diego is 23.7%. Total 131,197 students have applied to and 31,103 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 6,546 students enrolled in University of California-San Diego (Admission Yield: 21.0%). The application fee for undergraduate programs is $70 and graduate school application fee is $120 at University of California-San Diego.
  • Acceptance Rate: 23.7%
  • Yield: 21.0%

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 131,197 students have applied to University of California-San Diego. By gender, 61,341 male and 69,856 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 31,103 (12,945 male and 18,158 female) students have accepted and 6,546(2,790 male and 3,756 female) have enrolled into University of California-San Diego for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at University of California-San Diego.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at University of California-San Diego
TotalMenWomen
Applicants131,19761,34169,856
Admitted31,10312,94518,158
Enrolled6,5462,7903,756
Acceptance Rate 23.71% 21.10% 25.99%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.05% 21.55% 20.69%

SAT/ACT Scores

At University of California-San Diego, 0 applicants (0% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 0 applicants (0%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 0 and 25th percentile score is 0. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 0 and 25th percentile score is 0. The SAT and ACT scores are neither required nor recommended to submit when applying to University of California-San Diego. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at University of California-San Diego.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at University of California-San Diego
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing00
SAT Math00
ACT Composite00
ACT Math00
ACT English00

Offered Degrees at UCSD

University of California-San Diego offers 4 degree/certificate programs - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at University of California-San Diego.
Offered Degrees at University of California-San Diego
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at UCSD

University of California-San Diego accepts Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at University of California-San Diego.
Accepted Credits at University of California-San Diego
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to University of California-San Diego, 4 items are required to submit. High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for UCSD. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for UCSD.

High School GPA

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High School Record (or Transcript)

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Completion of College Preparatory Program

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TOEFL

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023