24.8% / 39.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications136,750
Overall admit rate28.6%
In-state admit rate24.8%
Out-of-state admit rate39.7%
Enrolled7,801 · 20.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist5,284 of 36,709
Important factorsGPA, Application essay, Rigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$14,934
in-state tuition
out-of-state $52,536
Tuition (in-state)$14,934
Tuition (out-of-state)$52,536
Fees$5,958
Room & board$20,319
Books$1,203
Avg need-based grant$28,634
% need met83.5%
Avg debt at graduation$19,032
#2
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Biocomputing/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Biocomputing/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology#226
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#626
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#626
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#1026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#1226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#1726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#2026
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 West Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
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.
$80
application fee
waivable
Regular decision11/30 → 3/15 → 5/1
Rolling admissionsYes
Test policyNot used for admission
Admissions URLhttps://admission.universityofcalifornia…
Admissions emailadmissionsreply@ucsd.edu
Admissions phone858-534-2230
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 · Public8.8%—33K
University of California CA · Public38.2%—23K
University of California CA · Public44.4%—31K
University of California CA · Public28.8%—30K
University of California CA · Public11.4%—33K
University of Washington WA · Public41.7%1440—
Purdue University IN · Public43.4%136043K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.