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Acceptance Rate 26.71%
Yield 20.41%
Applicants 134,450
Admitted 35,917
Enrolled 7,330

UCSD Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 26.71% at University of California-San Diego. Total 134,450 students applied and 35,917 were accepted.
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 Rate26.71%
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 26.71%. A total of 134,450 students (63,349 men and 71,101 women) have applied to and 35,917 (14,810 men and 21,107 women) students admitted to University of California-San Diego.
Among them, 3,155 male and 4,175 female students have enrolled into UCSD and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.41%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UCSD
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants134,45063,34971,10100
Admitted35,91714,81021,10700
Enrolled7,3303,1554,17500
Acceptance Rate 26.71% 23.38% 29.69% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.41% 21.30% 19.78% - -
[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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