La Jolla, CA
Highly competitive: fewer than 26 of every 100 applicants are accepted.
Source: IPEDS Admissions survey
The acceptance rate has fallen 7 percentage points since 2019, from 31% to 25% — it has become more selective.
| Fall | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 99,114 | 31,200 | 6,015 | 31% |
| 2020 | 100,062 | 36,634 | 6,447 | 37% |
| 2021 | 118,386 | 40,493 | 7,544 | 34% |
| 2022 | 131,197 | 31,103 | 6,546 | 24% |
| 2023 | 130,771 | 32,062 | 7,005 | 25% |
Fall 2023 applicants
19,225 of 69,235 women and 12,837 of 61,536 men were admitted.
Policy: Neither required nor recommended
Reported by the institution to IPEDS
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Not considered |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| Completion of college-preparatory program | Required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Not considered |
| Admission test scores | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | Not considered |
| Work experience | Considered |
| Personal statement or essay | Required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Undergraduate student body, not admitted applicants
University of California-San Diego has an acceptance rate of 25% for the fall 2023 entering class, admitting 32,062 of 130,771 applicants.
Selective. Highly competitive: fewer than 26 of every 100 applicants are accepted.
130,771 students applied for the fall 2023 entering class, and 7,005 enrolled.
No. University of California-San Diego is test-blind — scores are not considered even if submitted.
The acceptance rate has fallen 7 percentage points since 2019, from 31% to 25% — it has become more selective.