San Diego, CA · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 36,196 | |
| Total all graduate | 4,988 | |
| Grand total all students | 41,184 |
| Total applicants | 95,444 | |
| Total admitted | 35,709 | |
| Total enrolled | 6,911 | |
| Overall admit rate | 37.4% | |
| Admit rate — women | 38.4% | |
| Admit rate — men | 35.6% | |
| Yield rate | 19.4% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | No | |
| EA closing date | — | — |
| EA notification date | — | — |
| Restrictive Early Action? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | — | — |
| % submitting ACT | — | — |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | — | — |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | — | — |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | — | — |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | — | — |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | — | — |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | — | — |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 25.0% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 66.0% |
| Tuition — in-state | $6,838 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $20,968 | |
| Required fees | $2,824 | |
| Room and board | $1 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $9,663 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $23,793 |
| Avg need-based grant | $13,254 | |
| Avg % of need met | 74.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $2,425 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | — | — |
| # offered place on waitlist | 11,627 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 962 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 16.0% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 16,556 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 54.9% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 24:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | 48.4% |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 36.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $15,364 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 78.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 72.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 90.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $68,268 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 31.9% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 23.5% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 14.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 35.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 21.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 2.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 9.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 33.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 3.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 36.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 13.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 7.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 1.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 50.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 49.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 54.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 4.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 13.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 15.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 6.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 3.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 26.3% |
| Psychology | 8.3% |
| Social Sciences | 7.3% |
| Engineering | 7.1% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 6.7% |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services | 6.0% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 5.5% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 4.9% |