In general, the University of California-San Diego is known for being a extremely selective school. Around 134,000 applications are received by the University of California-San Diego each year. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 27 percent which equates to about 36,000 students being accepted to the school. But when the semester commences, about 6,800 students would have picked the University of California-San Diego as their future school. The ratio of the candidates who applied is 44% and 50% for males and females respectively. However, of the first-year students enrolled, 56% were typically women and 43% 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 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
134,455
Male 60,225
Female 67,953

 

Acceptance
35,989
Male 13,964
Female 20,282

 

Enrollment Total
6,842
Male 2,972
Female 3,870


Acceptance Rate
26.8%
Male
23.2%
Female
29.8%

 

Yield
19%
Male
21.3%
Female
19.1%


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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