In general, the University of California-San Diego is known for being a extremely selective school. Around 131,000 applications are received by the University of California-San Diego each year. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 25 percent which equates to about 32,700 students being accepted to the school. But when the semester commences, about 7,200 students would have picked the University of California-San Diego as their future school. The ratio of the candidates who applied is 47% and 52% for males and females respectively. However, of the first-year students enrolled, 57% were typically women and 42% were men. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to the University of California-San Diego when filling out the application. In most cases, accepted students have test scores in the range of 27 - 34 for ACT or 1,290 - 1,490 for SAT. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits. the University of California-San Diego’s undergraduate application fee is $80.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
130,771
Male 61,536
Female 69,235

 

Acceptance
32,692
Male 13,076
Female 19,612

 

Enrollment Total
7,192
Male 3,035
Female 4,156


Acceptance Rate
25%
Male
21.2%
Female
28.3%

 

Yield
22%
Male
23.2%
Female
21.2%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$80


Graduate

$120



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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