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Acceptance Rate 23.71%
Yield 21.05%
Applicants 131,197
Admitted 31,103
Enrolled 6,546

UCSD Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 23.71% at University of California-San Diego. Total 131,197 students applied and 31,103 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UCSD.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$120
Admission Informationadmissions.ucsd.edu/index.html
Online Applicationadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Acceptance Rate23.71%
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 23.71%. A total of 131,197 students (61,341 men and 69,856 women) have applied to and 31,103 (12,945 men and 18,158 women) students admitted to University of California-San Diego.
Among them, 2,790 male and 3,756 female students have enrolled into UCSD and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.05%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UCSD
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants131,19761,34169,85600
Admitted31,10312,94518,15800
Enrolled6,5462,7903,75600
Acceptance Rate 23.71% 21.10% 25.99% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.05% 21.55% 20.69% - -
[Chart] University of California-San Diego Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of California-San Diego, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Work experience.
Application Requirements for UCSD
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UCSD

The calendar system at University of California-San Diego is Quarter. University of California-San Diego accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of California-San Diego accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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