8.8%
12,341 admitted
from 139,824 apps
Applications139,824
Overall admit rate8.8%
Enrolled6,541 · 53.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist1,400 of 18,329
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay
Important factorsCharacter, Talent, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$13,146
in-state tuition
out-of-state $47,346
Tuition (in-state)$13,146
Tuition (out-of-state)$47,346
Fees$1,948
Room & board$18,369
Books$1,641
Avg need-based grant$27,492
% need met86.9%
Avg debt at graduation$16,966
#2
U.S. News & World Report
Top Public National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#226
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#1226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#1326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#1426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#1526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#1526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#1726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceBig Ten Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$70
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionNov 30 → March 31 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decisionoffered · binding
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://admission.universityofcalifornia…
Admissions phone825-3101
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
University of Cali…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of California CA · Public11.4%—33K
University of Southern California CA · Public11.2%151020K
Stanford University CA · Private (nonprofit)3.8%15507K
University of California CA · Public28.6%—35K
New York University NY · Private (nonprofit)9.1%152029K
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.