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University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA 4 year Public

Gender Diversity

High

Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UC San Diego is slightly skewed towards women students, with 51.3% of undergraduate students being women and 48.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 33,343, with 17,101 women and 16,242 men.

On the other hand, the graduate student population at UC San Diego is largely skewed towards men students, with 57.6% of undergraduate students being men and 42.4% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 8,542, with 3,624 women and 4,918 men.

Undergraduate Students

  • men 48.7% 16,242 students
  • women 51.3% 17,101 students

Graduate Students

  • men 57.6% 4,918 students
  • women 42.4% 3,624 students

Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year

Moderate

The largest ethnic group among the students is Asian, comprising 33.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 11,186 students.

Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 22.0% of the student body, with 7,322 students. White students represent 19.0% of the population, with 6,325 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.6%, with 1,872 students. African American students account for 1.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 543 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 51 students.

International students make up 16.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 5,384 students.

There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.9% of the population, totaling 631 students.

The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UC San Diego.

Undergraduate Students

  • Asian 33.6% 11,186 students
  • Hispanic 22.0% 7,322 students
  • White 19.0% 6,325 students
  • International students 16.2% 5,384 students
  • Mixed race 5.6% 1,872 students
  • Unknown race 1.9% 631 students
  • African American 1.6% 543 students
  • Hawaiian 0.2% 51 students

Graduate Students

  • International students 41.3% 3,526 students
  • White 25.0% 2,130 students
  • Asian 16.0% 1,362 students
  • Hispanic 9.2% 788 students
  • Mixed race 3.7% 315 students
  • Unknown race 2.7% 231 students
  • African American 2.0% 169 students
  • Hawaiian 0.1% 7 students

Transfer Students

  • Asian 27.8% 1,000 students
  • Hispanic 22.7% 818 students
  • White 22.4% 807 students
  • International students 19.1% 688 students
  • Mixed race 5.2% 189 students
  • Unknown race 1.3% 48 students
  • African American 1.3% 47 students
  • Hawaiian 0.1% 5 students

Students Age Diversity

  • 20-21 41% 13,701 students
  • 18-19 39% 13,152 students
  • 22-24 12% 4,009 students
  • 25-29 3% 1,105 students
  • 30-34 1% 275 students
  • 35-39 0% 101 students
  • 40-49 0% 53 students
  • 50-64 0% 19 students
  • 25-29 39% 3,361 students
  • 22-24 39% 3,317 students
  • 30-34 12% 1,031 students
  • 35-39 4% 343 students
  • 20-21 3% 249 students
  • 40-49 2% 187 students
  • 50-64 1% 48 students
  • 18-19 0% 1 students

Residency of Students

The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of California-San Diego in the 2022 academic year.

State name Students Count Percentage
California 5,264 84.00%
Washington 131 2.09%
Texas 90 1.44%
New York 66 1.05%
Illinois 61 less than 1%
New Jersey 58 less than 1%
Arizona 55 less than 1%
Colorado 50 less than 1%
Virginia 49 less than 1%
Oregon 46 less than 1%
Maryland 42 less than 1%
Florida 31 less than 1%
Hawaii 28 less than 1%
Minnesota 28 less than 1%
Pennsylvania 28 less than 1%
Nevada 27 less than 1%
Connecticut 23 less than 1%
Michigan 22 less than 1%
Georgia 18 less than 1%
Tennessee 16 less than 1%
Ohio 13 less than 1%
Utah 13 less than 1%
Wisconsin 11 less than 1%
Indiana 9 less than 1%
North Carolina 9 less than 1%
New Hampshire 8 less than 1%
South Carolina 8 less than 1%
Kansas 7 less than 1%
Missouri 7 less than 1%
Louisiana 6 less than 1%
Rhode Island 6 less than 1%
New Mexico 5 less than 1%
Maine 3 less than 1%
Nebraska 3 less than 1%
Vermont 3 less than 1%
District of Columbia 2 less than 1%
Idaho 2 less than 1%
Oklahoma 2 less than 1%
South Dakota 2 less than 1%
Alabama 1 less than 1%
American Samoa 1 less than 1%
Delaware 1 less than 1%
Guam 1 less than 1%
Iowa 1 less than 1%
Northern Mariana Islands 1 less than 1%
Mississippi 1 less than 1%
Montana 1 less than 1%
Puerto Rico 1 less than 1%
West Virginia 1 less than 1%

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