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University of California-San Diego

General Information

Name: University of California-San Diego
Address: 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone:

  • General information: (858) 534-2230
  • Financial aid office: (858) 534-4480
  • Admissions office: (858) 534-4831

Website: www.ucsd.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$6,688$6,685$6,223
        Out-of-state$25,372$24,505$23,179
Books and supplies$1,504$1,436$1,407
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$9,657$9,421$8,996
        Other expenses$2,695$2,574$2,369
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,501$8,154$7,932
        Other expenses$3,590$3,399$3,433
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,559$3,399$3,325

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$20,544$20,116$18,995
        Off-campus$20,283$19,674$18,995
        Off-campus with family$11,751$11,520$10,955
Out-of-state
        On-campus$39,228$37,936$35,951
        Off-campus$38,967$37,494$35,951
        Off-campus with family$30,435$29,340$27,911

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 71%
  • Federal grants: 31%
  • State/local grants: 54%
  • Institutional grants: 44%
  • Student loans: 44%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3185
  • State/local grants:$2969
  • Institutional grants:$5171
  • Student loans:$3643

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$60
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants40,53418,14322,391
Percent admitted42.6%40.3%44.4%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time19.9%20.4%19.5%
Part-time1.7%1.6%1.7%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 25320
Undergraduate enrollment: 20679
First-time student retention: 95%
Overall graduation rate: 85%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 95%
    • Part Time: 5%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 48%
    • Women: 52%

White non-hispanic: 32%
Black non-hispanic: 1%
Hispanic: 11%
Asian/pacific islander: 42%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 13%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Area Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Chinese Studies - Bachelor
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Italian Studies - Bachelor
  • Japanese Studies - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Russian Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Anatomy - Bachelor
  • Animal Physiology - Bachelor
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor
  • Bioinformatics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical Sciences, General - Master, Doctor
  • Biophysics - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other - Bachelor
  • Epidemiology - Doctor
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography - Master, Doctor
  • Microbiology, General - Bachelor
  • Molecular Biology - Bachelor
  • Neurobiology and Neurophysiology - Bachelor
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology - Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Master
  • Management Science, General - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other - Doctor
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Doctor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Education
  • Education, General - Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, Other - Master
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering Physics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering Science - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Engineering, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Bachelor
  • Materials Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Structural Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Systems Engineering - Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other - Bachelor, Doctor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) - Master
  • Medicine (MD) - First Professional
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • History, Other - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics, Other - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Cognitive Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • International/Global Studies - Bachelor
  • Mathematics and Computer Science - Bachelor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Neuroscience - Master, Doctor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies - Bachelor
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemical Physics - Bachelor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, Other - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Bachelor
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical - Master, Doctor
  • Physical Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physics, Other - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, Other - Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • American Government and Politics (United States) - Bachelor
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • International Economics - Bachelor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Master
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, Other - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Urban Studies/Affairs - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Doctor
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor, Master


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