University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA - UCSD
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 84,208 |
| Admitted | 30,028 |
| Acceptance rate | 35.7% |
| Yield rate | 19.1% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at University of California, San Diego.
University of California, San Diego's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 560 and 680
- Math: 610 and 770
- Writing: 27 and 33
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at University of California, San Diego.
University of California, San Diego's average composite ACT score falls between 26 and 33.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Acting | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 35 | 9 | 44 |
| American Government & Politics (United States) | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Anatomy | 118 | 197 | 315 |
| Animal Physiology | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Anthropology | 8 | 36 | 44 |
| Anthropology, Other. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| Area Studies, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 22 | 42 | 64 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Hearing Sciences | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Biochemistry | 141 | 199 | 340 |
| Bioinformatics | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 129 | 172 | 301 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 58 | 52 | 110 |
| Biophysics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Business Administration/Management | 74 | 26 | 100 |
| Central/Middle & Eastern European Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 123 | 70 | 193 |
| Chemical Physics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chemistry, General | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Chemistry, Other | 68 | 84 | 152 |
| Chinese Studies | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clinical Psychology. | 13 | 38 | 51 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Cognitive Science, General. | 50 | 107 | 157 |
| Communication, General. | 79 | 202 | 281 |
| Computational Mathematics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Computational Science. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other. | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 104 | 9 | 113 |
| Computer Engineering, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Hardware Engineering | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| Computer Science | 376 | 89 | 465 |
| Dance, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Developmental and Child Psychology. | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft, Other | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics, Other | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| Economics, General | 334 | 194 | 528 |
| Education, General | 16 | 38 | 54 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 195 | 19 | 214 |
| Engineering Physics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Engineering Science | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Engineering, Other | 70 | 14 | 84 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| English Language & Literature/Letters, Other | 10 | 35 | 45 |
| Environmental Studies | 18 | 30 | 48 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 28 | 14 | 42 |
| Epidemiology | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, & Gender Studies, Other | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Finance, General | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| French Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Geochemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| German Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Law (LL.M., M.J., J.S.D./S.J.D.) | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Health/Medical Psychology. | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| History, General | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| Human Development & Family Studies, General | 10 | 81 | 91 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | 87 | 63 | 150 |
| International/Global Studies | 55 | 108 | 163 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese Studies | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin American Studies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Linguistics | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| Management Science, General | 158 | 104 | 262 |
| Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| Materials Engineering | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| Materials Sciences, Other. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mathematics & Computer Science | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Mathematics, General | 28 | 16 | 44 |
| Mathematics, Other | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 65 | 20 | 85 |
| Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| Medicine (MD) | 70 | 65 | 135 |
| Microbiology, General | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| Molecular Biology | 25 | 22 | 47 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Music Performance, General | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Music, General | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Music, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy. | 76 | 81 | 157 |
| Neuroscience. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oceanography, Chemical & Physical | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharmacy (PharmD, BS/BPharm) | 16 | 38 | 54 |
| Philosophy | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Physics, General | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Physics, Other | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Playwriting & Screenwriting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 50 | 51 | 101 |
| Political Science & Government, Other | 75 | 78 | 153 |
| Psychology, General | 78 | 215 | 293 |
| Psychology, Other | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 26 | 109 | 135 |
| Public Health, Other. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Psychology. | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Sociology | 19 | 67 | 86 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Statistics, General | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Statistics, Other | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Structural Engineering | 122 | 41 | 163 |
| Systems Engineering | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design & Technology | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| Total | 3523 | 3457 | 6980 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 9793 |
| Reported Results | 2313 |
| Accepted | 1490 (64%) 64,36 |
| Rejected | 823 |
| Attending | 258 |
| Yield Rate | 17% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.95 |
| SAT I | 1890 | 2109 | 2241 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 662 | 799 | 901 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.20 | 3.50 | 3.70 |
| SAT I | 1710 | 1911 | 2070 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 532 | 660 | 756 |
Stats last calculated: Sunday 19th of August 2012 10:00:11 AM
Newest applicant: 143 days, 20 hours, and 44 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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