San Diego, CA · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 35,442 | |
| Total all graduate | 9,645 | |
| Grand total all students | 45,087 |
| Total applicants | 136,750 | |
| Total admitted | 39,054 | |
| Total enrolled | 7,801 | |
| Overall admit rate | 28.6% | |
| Admit rate — women | 30.5% | |
| Admit rate — men | 26.1% | |
| Yield rate | 20.0% |
| 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 | 100.0% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 100.0% |
| Tuition — in-state | $14,934 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $52,536 | |
| Required fees | $5,958 | |
| Room and board | $20,319 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $41,211 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $78,813 |
| Avg need-based grant | — | — |
| Avg % of need met | — | — |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | — | — |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | — | — |
| # offered place on waitlist | 36,709 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 5,284 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 20.8% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 23,577 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 52.8% |
| Student-faculty ratio | — | — |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
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) | 26.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $12,470 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 89.8% | 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) | 82.4% | 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 | 94.0% | 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 | $83,130 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 33.6% | 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 | 22.8% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 27.9% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 34.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 12.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 1.4% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 2.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 17.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 1.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 26.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 34.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 6.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 11.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 43.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 56.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 47.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 2.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 7.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 17.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 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 | 1.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 22.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 19.5% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 17.8% |
| Engineering | 11.6% |
| Social Sciences | 9.5% |
| Psychology | 9.2% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 7.0% |
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 6.4% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 3.5% |