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University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

34.2%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$120

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UC San Diego during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 118,386 56,143 62,243
Admitted students 40,493 18,010 22,483
Enrolled students 7,544 3,356 4,188
Acceptance rate 34% 32% 36%
Yield rate 19% 19% 19%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UC San Diego received a total of 118,386 applications. These applications included 56,143 male applicants and 62,243 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 118,386 applicants, UC San Diego admitted 40,493 students. Among the admitted students, there were 18,010 males and 22,483 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 7,544 students chose to enroll at UC San Diego. This means that 7,544 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 3,356 were male and 4,188 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UC San Diego had an overall acceptance rate of 34% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 32% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 36%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UC San Diego had an overall yield rate of 19% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 19%, and for female admitted students, it was 19%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UC San Diego over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 78,061 36,844 41,217 26,335 12,570 13,765 34% 34% 33% 5,292 2,711 2,581 20% 22% 19%
2016 84,208 39,419 44,789 30,028 13,735 16,293 36% 35% 36% 5,748 2,687 3,061 19% 20% 19%
2017 88,446 40,782 47,664 30,061 13,607 16,454 34% 33% 34% 5,699 2,727 2,972 19% 20% 18%
2018 97,894 44,684 53,210 29,428 13,337 16,091 30% 30% 30% 6,707 3,233 3,474 23% 24% 22%
2019 99,114 45,333 53,781 31,200 14,326 16,874 32% 32% 31% 6,015 3,013 3,002 19% 21% 18%
2020 100,062 46,017 54,045 36,634 16,647 19,987 37% 36% 37% 6,447 3,085 3,362 18% 18% 17%
2021 118,386 56,143 62,243 40,493 18,010 22,483 34% 32% 36% 7,544 3,356 4,188 19% 19% 19%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of California-San Diego uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, UC San Diego operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of California-San Diego.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Not Accepted

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