UC San Diego

San Diego, CA

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C1: First-Time, First-Year Admissions
First-Time, First-Year Student Applicants
First-Time, First-Year Student Applicants Total In-State Out-of-State International Unknown
Total first-time, first-year who applied 134455 88418 24216 21821 0
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted 35989 22984 8109 4896 0
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled 7330 5629 890 811 0
acceptance rate 26.8% 26.0% 33.5% 22.4% None
C7: Admissions Factors Importance
Academic Factors
Factor Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
Rigor of secondary school record X
Class rank X
Academic GPA X
Standardized test scores X
Application Essay X
Recommendation(s) X
Non-Academic Factors
Factor Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
Interview X
Extracurricular activities X
Talent/ability X
Character/personal qualities X
First generation X X
Alumni/ae relation X
Geographical residence X
State residency X
Religious affiliation/commitment X
Volunteer work X
Work experience X
Level of applicant's interest X
Basic Information

Name: UC San Diego

Location: San Diego, CA

SAT/ACT Policy: optional

Ranking: 29

Acceptance Rate: 26.0%

Tuition: $16,815.00

Enrollment: 33,792

Data Sources

Common Data Set: View

US News: Not specified

C9: SAT/ACT Score Statistics
C9-1: Students Submitting SAT/ACT Scores
Percent Number Column_3
Submitting SAT Scores
Submitting ACT Scores
C9-2: SAT Percentiles (25th, 50th, 75th)
Assessment 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT Composite
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and
SAT Math
ACT Composite
ACT Math
ACT English
ACT Writing
ACT Science
ACT Reading
C9-3: SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing Score Ranges
SAT Reading/Writing range data not available. Please process the college's Common Data Set PDF.
C9-4: SAT Math Score Ranges
SAT Math range data not available. Please process the college's Common Data Set PDF.
C9-5: ACT Score Ranges
Score Range ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math ACT Reading ACT Science
30-36
24-29
18-23
12-17
6-11
Below 6
Totals should = 100% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
C11: High School GPA Distribution
Score Range Percent (Students who submitted scores) Percent (Students who did not submit scores) Percent (All enrolled students)
Percent who had GPA of 4.0 27.3%
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99 52.5%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 17.2%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 3.0%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 0.0%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 0.0%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 0.0%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 0.0%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0 0.0%
Totals should = 100% 0.00% 0.00% 100.0%
Extracted Data Tables
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