UCSD

Source: ucsd.md

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UCSD

Admissions (Fall 2025 / Class of 2029)

• Total applicants: 136,740 freshman applications
• Acceptance rate: 28.4% overall
• No early rounds: UC system has no ED/EA
• Testing policy: Test-blind (entire UC system since 2021; SAT/ACT not considered even if submitted)
• Yield rate: ~20%
• Enrolled freshman class: ~7,330

Academics

• Weighted GPA middle 50%: 4.11-4.28
• Unweighted GPA average: ~3.90 (admitted students)
• Historical SAT middle 50% (pre-test-blind): 1280-1460
• Historical ACT middle 50% (pre-test-blind): 26-33
• Top 10% of class: 100% of enrolled freshmen

Demographics (2024-2025)

• Asian: 30% (largest group)
• White: 21%
• Hispanic/Latino: 19%
• International: 21%
• Multiracial: 5%
• Black: 2%
• Women: 49%

Net Cost by Income (in-state freshmen with Title IV aid)

Income Bracket	Net Price
$0-$30,000	$9,280
$30,001-$48,000	$9,974
$48,001-$75,000	$14,071
$75,001-$110,000	$20,205
Over $110,000	$28,058

Athletics

• NCAA Division I (Big West Conference) -- recent transition from Division II
• 23 varsity sports (most in Big West)
• 589 total student-athletes (~1.7% of undergrad enrollment)

Notable

• Located in La Jolla, CA (coastal San Diego)
• Among top-ranked public universities nationally
• Particularly strong in biological sciences, engineering, CS, oceanography
• 136K+ applications make it one of the most-applied-to universities in the US

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