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 32,100 students being accepted to the school. But when the semester commences, about 7,000 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, 58% were typically women and 41% 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
32,062
Male 12,837
Female 19,225

 

Enrollment Total
7,005
Male 2,941
Female 4,064


Acceptance Rate
24.5%
Male
20.9%
Female
27.8%

 

Yield
21.9%
Male
22.9%
Female
21.1%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$80


Graduate

$135



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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