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University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA 4 year Public

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of California-San Diego students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of California-San Diego students is 89.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 91.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 87.1%.

89.4%

  • asian 93.5% 1,790 students
  • African American 82.5% 47 students
  • white 88.8% 829 students
  • unknown 91.7% 100 students
  • hawaiian 72.7% 8 students
  • hispanic 81.9% 594 students
  • International Students 87.6% 1,125 students
  • Mixed Race 91.8% 225 students

Drop Out

University of California-San Diego has an overall drop-out rate of 9.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 11.5% and 7.8% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

9.7%

  • asian 6.0% 115 students
  • African American 17.5% 10 students
  • white 10.5% 98 students
  • unknown 7.3% 8 students
  • hawaiian 18.2% 2 students
  • hispanic 16.6% 120 students
  • International Students 11.0% 141 students
  • Mixed Race 6.9% 17 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.0%

  • asian 0.5% 10 students
  • white 0.8% 7 students
  • hispanic 1.5% 11 students
  • International Students 1.5% 19 students
  • Mixed Race 1.2% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Computer Science $87,738 $86,972 $105,245
Computer Engineering $79,476 $79,688 $99,630
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology $48,470 $71,015 $98,074
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $71,127 $69,606 $84,411
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $45,324 $55,964 $82,263
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering $60,511 $61,218 $79,151
Mechanical Engineering $62,687 $67,846 $77,452
Civil Engineering $60,478 $58,221 $70,524
Chemical Engineering $53,711 $52,464 $68,325
Engineering, Other $55,148 $52,107 $66,337
Physics $41,524 $44,971 $61,161
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $47,472 $48,432 $59,948
Applied Mathematics $54,802 $38,289 $57,291
Cognitive Science $39,060 $41,870 $54,985
Economics $42,370 $46,300 $54,717
Urban Studies/Affairs $41,393 $39,729 $53,727
Mathematics $40,222 $39,729 $52,631
International/Global Studies $41,542 $41,087 $51,521
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $29,140 $29,685 $51,027
Chemistry $38,643 $39,369 $48,036
Communication and Media Studies $34,173 $39,369 $45,755
Political Science and Government $28,579 $33,281 $44,846
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology $33,915 $35,964 $43,963
Public Health $30,159 $33,726 $42,335
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other $23,736 $27,642 $41,485
Neurobiology and Neurosciences $29,415 $28,381 $41,367
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services $25,882 $30,771 $41,294
Sociology $29,964 $30,771 $40,144
Psychology, General $28,185 $30,771 $38,800
Biology, General $26,086 $29,805 $38,387
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology $29,313 $30,771 $37,730
History $26,976 $30,047 $37,645
Music $22,536 $28,309 $35,297
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology $24,033 $26,224 $33,645
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $19,321 $25,967 $32,373
Visual and Performing Arts, General $22,195 $18,771 $31,322
Fine and Studio Arts $18,064 $29,685 $30,062
Anthropology $29,743 $24,421 $28,163
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services $25,354 $22,420 $27,084
Visual and Performing Arts, Other $37,732 $26,353 NA
Area Studies $25,884 NA NA
Biological/Biosystems Engineering $64,592 NA NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies $30,287 $24,035 NA
English Language and Literature, General $34,778 $26,353 NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology $33,263 NA NA
Statistics $42,080 NA NA
Research and Experimental Psychology $29,604 $15,817 NA
Mathematics and Computer Science $64,863 NA NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Computer Science $127,768 $162,463 $194,475
Computer Engineering $122,641 $127,993 $153,118
Engineering, Other $118,445 $113,668 $123,569
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $97,196 $94,408 $113,628
Business Administration, Management and Operations $112,603 $101,406 $109,783
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $78,610 $75,706 $102,296
Civil Engineering $81,591 $73,195 $84,362
International Relations and National Security Studies $63,539 $59,901 $70,058
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies $72,506 $79,699 $62,080
Education, General $54,702 $55,331 $60,008
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology $24,410 $42,759 $49,307
Biology, General $31,122 $35,060 $47,959
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $38,919 $28,960 $37,622
Visual and Performing Arts, General NA $18,401 $31,326
Health and Medical Administrative Services NA $97,959 NA
Mechanical Engineering $87,102 NA NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General $116,086 NA NA
Chemistry NA $50,105 NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences $42,953 NA NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Physics NA $94,408 $124,326
Education, General NA $106,421 $108,034
Medicine $60,121 $58,823 $70,389
Chemistry $74,063 $51,106 $67,119
Biomedical/Medical Engineering NA $100,075 NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences NA $50,270 NA
Political Science and Government NA $72,762 NA
Biology, General $50,910 $73,949 NA
Economics NA $127,993 NA

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