TOTAL UCSD ENROLLMENTUCSD enrolled 8,037 graduate and medical students, and 28,587

undergraduate students.

DEGREES CONFERREDIn 2016/2017, UCSD awarded a total of 9,727 degrees; of these, 74.3% were awarded to undergraduates.

GRADUATION RATES - UNDERGRADUATESOver four-�fths of all students who begin their undergraduate studies at UCSD complete their degree requirements at UCSD.

TIME TO DEGREE

4.2 YEARSOR 12.7 QUARTERS. THE AVERAGE TIME-TO-DEGREE FOR STUDENTS WHO ENTERED UCSD FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

2.6 YEARS

87%THE SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR THE 2010 FRESHMAN COHORT.

86%THE FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR THE 2012

COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER COHORT.

36,624

6,113

1,924MEDICINE/PHARMACYGRADUATESUNDERGRADUATES

TOTAL

74.3% (7,223)BACHELOR’S DEGREES

16.4% (1,593)MASTER’S DEGREES

5.5% (539)Ph.D.

2.4% (235)CANDIDATE IN PHILOSOPHY

1.3% (129)M.D.

0.6% (61)PHARMACY

2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8

28,587

S T U D E N T P R O F I L E

OR 7.8 QUARTERS. THE AVERAGE TIME-TO-DEGREE FOR 2010 COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER

STUDENTS.

photo credit:Erik JepsenUC San Diego Publications

75% THE PERCENTAGE OF UNDERGRADUATES FROM CALIFORNIA.

HOUSINGIn Fall 2017, 11,386 undergraduates live in on-campus housing based on third week enrollment numbers. The types of student housing include residence halls, single undergraduate apartments, and married student apartments.

On campus residence halls and single undergraduate apartments accommodated 11,052 students: 4,219 in residence halls and 6,833 in apartments.

Mesa, Mesa Nueva, Coast, One Miramar Street, Single Graduate Apartments at Warren and the Rita Atkinson Residences comprise 3,280 apartments housing 3,198 students and approximately 756 family members when applicable.

La Jolla Del Sol apartments (faculty and sta� housing) include 381 units housing 165 faculty, 159 sta� and 430 family members with 17 graduate/medical students and 26 family members.

Approximately 95% of the Fall 2017 entering class of freshmen were housed on campus in residence halls or apartments.

STUDENT COSTSAt UC San Diego, annual 2017-2018 undergraduate student tuition and fees are currently $14,050 for California residents, plus an additional $1,953 health insurance fee. Students that are currently covered by a comparable health care insurance plan and have a primary care provider within 40 miles of UCSD may qualify for the health fee waiver. Non-California resident undergraduate students currently pay an additional annual amount of $28,014 non-resident supplemental tuition. All tuition and fees are subject to change. Annual graduate student tuition and fees are $17,019 for California residents. Graduate student health care insurance in the amount of $3,573 is included in the graduate resident fees. Students that are currently covered by a comparable health care insurance plan and have a primary care provider within 40 miles of UCSD may qualify for the health fee waiver. Supplemental tuition and fees for non-California residents for graduate students are $15,102. Please note, some graduate programs have di�erent costs and additional professional fees. All tuition and fees are subject to change. UC San Diego’s estimated total basic budget for undergraduates for the 2017-2018 for three quarters (an academic year) is estimated at approximately $30,450 for California undergraduate residents living in University housing (this includes resident tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation and personal expenses).

FINANCIAL AIDIn 2017-2018 approximately 60% of all undergraduate students are expected to receive some type of �nancial assistance from a wide variety of programs including Federal, State, UC and outside sources in the form of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships. This includes need and non-need students.

SCHOLARSHIPSFor the 2017-2018 academic year, UCSD estimates administering approximately $7 million in scholarship support for undergraduate students from UC and gift and endowment sources. This includes $1.3 million in Regents Scholarships.

Notable awards to graduate students in 2017 included 97 National Science Foundation fellowships and 174 U.S. Public Health Service* traineeships.

* Includes individual NIH NRSA fellows and NIH institutional training grant trainees.

STUDY ABROAD

CAREER SERVICES CENTERLast year (2016-2017), the Career Services Center posted 2,325 o�-campus

part-time listings, 3,264 internship listings, and 2,589 on-campus listings (does not take into account students remaining in position from previous year or

rehires). Many of the listings in all categories have multiple openings.

The UCSD Student Pro�le is published by the O�ce of Student Research and Information, Institutional

Research, Academic A�airs. (858) 534-2382

Some of the information featured in the UCSD Student Pro�le was provided by

the UCSD Housing O�ce, Career Services, Student Financial

Services, the O�ce of Graduate Studies and

Research, and Internat ional

Education.

During the 2016-2017 academic year, 874 students were abroad participating in academic and experiential programs in over 47 foreign countries through the University's Global Seminars, University of California Education Abroad Program, Opportunities Abroad and departmentally hosted programs. UC San Diego students received over $650,000 in scholarships and aid to support their study abroad experiences.

O�ce of Student Research & Information,Institutional Research, Academic A�airs

studentresearch.ucsd.eduir.ucsd.edu

STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS

UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENTGENDER

At 50.6%, men represent the majority of undergraduate students on the UC San Diego campus.

Men:14,45850.6%

Women:14,03449.1%

ETHNICITY

UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES

Currently Sixth and John Muir Colleges enroll the largest number of undergraduates.

AGE

2017-2018 STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS

37.0% (10,568)21-25 years old39.4% (11,262)

19-20 years old

REVELLE4,74416.6%

JOHNMUIR4,88217.1%

THURGOODMARSHALL

4,50915.8%

EARLWARREN

4,71516.5%

ELEANORROOSEVELT

4,77316.7%

SIXTH4,96417.4%

Total:28,587

The undergraduate student body at UCSD is ethnically diverse; approximately 59% of undergraduates are students of color.

2.5% (707)AfricanAmerican 17.8% (5,096)

Chicano/Latino

0.4% (124)American Indian

37.6% (10,753)Asian19.1% (5,463)

White

19.5% (5,445)International Citizen

2.8% (811)Undeclared/Missing

0.2% (45)Paci�c Islander

Total:8,568

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The average age of undergraduates is 21 years; the vast majority are under the age of 25.

19.4% (5,538)16-18 years old

GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN

Three-fourths of all undergraduates are from California. Out-of-state and international students represent approximately one quarter of the undergraduate student body.

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UCSD o�ers more than 100 undergraduate majors in six disciplinary areas (i.e. groups of majors). Currently, social science is the most popular �eld of study followed by biology and engineering.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

16.6%4,749

35.4%10,126

15.1%4,309

7.8%2,242 5.5%

1,573

19.5%5,588

2.7%(776)

1.8% (515)

19.7% (5,637)

18.6% (5,312)

21.3% (6,083)

28.6% (8,184)

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Data Unavailable:950.3%

For federal reporting of the demographic 'sex', students who report gender identities as female or trans-female are reported as women; students who report gender identities as male or trans-male are reported as men. Students who report gender identities as Genderqueer/Gender Non-Conforming or di�erent identity are reported according to their sex assigned at birth: males reported as men; females reported as women. For more information, see https://lgbt.ucsd.edu/education/FAQs.html

NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT

FIRST-TIME FRESHMENHIGH SCHOOL GRADE POINT AVERAGE

The average high school GPA for the 2017 freshman cohort was 4.08; three-fourths had a GPA of 4.0 or higher. GPAs may exceed 4.0 due to credit for honors courses.

HONORS COURSES

The average number of honors courses taken in the 10th and 11th grades for the 2017 freshman cohort was 4.48.

COLLEGE PREPATORY (A-G) COURSES

For the 2017 freshman cohort, the average number of A-G semester courses completed in high school was 53.1. The minimum A-G course requirement is 30 semester courses - 14 of which must be taken during the last two years of high school.

Freshmen:5,69966.5%

Transfers:2,86933.5%

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A total of 8,568 new students enrolled in classes in the Fall 2017 term.

4.3% (1,219)25+ years old

TRANSFER STUDENTS

SAT REASONING TEST SCORES

The average SAT Reasoning Test composite score for the 2017 freshman cohort was 1258. The average SAT Critical Reading and Math scores were 605 and 652, respectively.

TRANSFER INSTITUTIONS

The vast majority of transfer students attend California Community Colleges prior to enrolling at UCSD.

TRANSFER GRADE POINT AVERAGE

The average transfer GPA for the 2017 transfer cohort was 3.46. 67.4% of all transfer matriculants had GPAs of 3.30 or higher.

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500-599

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39.6%

43.0%19.4%

7.1%6.2%

2,620

3.60-3.89

3.00-3.29

3.30-3.59

2.70-2.99

2.69 OR BELOW

3.90 OR ABOVE

OR 91.3%. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

135OR 4.7%. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM INTERCAMPUS TRANSFER OR

OTHER CALIFORNIA 4-YEAR COLLEGE. .

114OR 4.0%. THE NUMBER OF

STUDENTS FROM OUT OF STATE/UNKNOWN

44.2%

TOTAL: 2,869

SAT CRITICAL READINGSAT MATH

MAJOR DEPARTMENTS

The 10 most frequently declared undergraduate major departments are listed below. 21.3% of all undergraduate students major in biology.

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21.3% (6,083)

8.2% (2,338)

7.5% (2,140)

7.3% (1,605)

4.5% (1,287)

4.4% (1,253)

4.4% (1,244)

4.0% (1,143)

3.8% (1,096)

3.7% (1,068)

25.3% (7,250)

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