University of California San Diego Admissions

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University of California, San Diego has an acceptance rate of 24% . Of those admitted, 21% go on to enroll. The application fee is $70 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application
    Fee: $70
  • Number of
    Applicants: 131,197
  • Percent
    Admitted: 24%
  • Percent
    Admitted who Enrolled: 21%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 131,197 61,341 69,856
Percent admitted 24% 21% 26%
Percent admitted who enrolled 21% 22% 21%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

University of California, San Diego Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA ✔      
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)      
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔      

University of California, San Diego Test Scores

University of California, San Diego SAT Scores

SAT Range 0 – 0
SAT Average 0
SAT 25th Percentile 0
SAT 75th Percentile 0

University of California, San Diego ACT Scores

ACT Range 0 – 0
ACT Average 0
ACT 25th Percentile 0
ACT 75th Percentile 0

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Less Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 0 and 25th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.