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La Jolla, CA

University of California-San Diego

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University of California-San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, CA. Use its official resources to confirm whether its programs match your study plans.

Institution at a glance

Location
La Jolla, CA
Institution type
Public
Institution level
Four-year
IPEDS institution ID
110680
Directory data year
2025

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Published undergraduate tuition and fees

Full-time, first-time undergraduate charge basis · Academic year 2024-25 · US dollars · tuition and required fees, not total cost of attendance.

In-state$16,758
Out-of-state$50,958
Books and supplies$1,286

State residency rules determine eligibility. Out-of-state charges are not a verified international-student quote. Housing, meals, insurance, travel and other expenses are additional; aid is not deducted.

Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-stateBooks
2024-25$16,758$50,958$1,286
2023-24$16,017$48,591$1,307
2022-23$15,306$46,332$1,175
2021-22$14,700$44,454$1,152
2020-21$14,648$44,402$1,124
2019-20$14,415$44,169$1,128
2018-19$14,167$43,159$1,102
2017-18$14,018$42,032$1,198
2016-17$13,645$40,327$1,541
2015-16$13,530$38,238$1,516
2014-15$13,427$36,305$1,509
2013-14$13,271$36,149$1,489
2012-13$13,217$36,095$1,474

Change from the previous academic year

In-state tuition and fees: increased by $741 (4.6%), compared with 2023-24.

Out-of-state tuition and fees: increased by $2,367 (4.9%), compared with 2023-24.

This compares published tuition and required fees in adjacent reporting years. It does not measure changes in your aid package, net price or full living budget.

Source fields and reporting flags

books: CHG4AY3 · flag R
in_state: CHG2AY3 · flag R
out_of_state: CHG3AY3 · flag R

Source: IPEDS published cost dataset. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reported, imputed and carried-forward values retain their source flags. Read our data methodology →

Historical undergraduate admissions

Fall 2024 · first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate applicants.

Applicants134,450
Admitted35,917
Admission rate26.7%

Reported enrolled first-time undergraduates: 7,330.

Compare reported admission years

These first-time undergraduate populations are separate reporting periods. Admission rate is admitted ÷ applicants; enrollment yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Neither percentage is an individual admission probability.

Fall yearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAdmission rateEnrollment yield
2024134,45035,9177,33026.7%20.4%
2023130,77132,0627,00524.5%21.8%
2022131,19731,1036,54623.7%21.0%
2021118,38640,4937,54434.2%18.6%
2020100,06236,6346,44736.6%17.6%
201999,11431,2006,01531.5%19.3%
201897,89429,4286,70730.1%22.8%
201788,44630,0615,69934.0%19.0%
201684,20830,0285,74835.7%19.1%
201578,06126,3355,29233.7%20.1%

Calculated as admitted ÷ applicants. This institution-wide historical figure is not a personal admission probability, international-student rate, transfer rate or program-specific rate. Open-admission institutions may not report this survey.

Source: IPEDS ADM2024. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Verify current test policies with the institution.

Fields with reported graduates

Historical IPEDS completions, first major. Reporting years are labeled per record. Verify current program availability and degree names on the institution’s website.

Field of studyAward levelYear endingCompletions
Cognitive Science, General.Bachelor degree2025833
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other.Bachelor degree2025601
Anatomy.Bachelor degree2025585
Mathematics and Computer Science.Bachelor degree2025454
Computer Science.Bachelor degree2025429
International/Globalization Studies.Bachelor degree2025369
Psychology, General.Bachelor degree2025365
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.Bachelor degree2025343
Computer Science.Master degree2025337
Political Science and Government, General.Bachelor degree2025322
Information Technology.Bachelor degree2025250
Mechanical Engineering.Bachelor degree2025248
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology.Bachelor degree2025242
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other.Master degree2025238
Communication, General.Bachelor degree2025234

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Historical average net price for in-state aid recipients

Population: full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates at public institutions with standard academic calendars, paying in-state or in-district tuition and receiving federal, state/local or institutional grant or scholarship aid. Other grant sources are excluded.

Average net price subtracts average qualifying grant aid from a population cost of attendance that includes tuition, required fees, books and weighted living expenses. It is a historical cohort average in USD, not tuition alone, a personal aid offer or a verified international-student cost. Negative source values are retained; they do not promise a payment to you.

Academic yearAverage net priceRecipientsAverage qualifying grant aidSource flags
2023-24$14,0474,006$24,570Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R
2022-23$13,6934,023$22,956Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R
2021-22$16,1113,478$19,078Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R

Flags include R (reported), C (analyst corrected), P (carry-forward imputed), Z (implied zero) and other documented source codes. A blank amount is unavailable.

Official COST2 source file ↗ · Read the dataset scope →

Published first-year retention

Connected EF part-D observations concern prior-fall first-time degree/certificate-seeking cohorts assessed a year later. NCES describes persistence or completion; four-year institutions' cohorts are bachelor-seeking. Entry study status remains the grouping even if a student later changes between full- and part-time.

Entry cohort → assessmentFull-time source rateAdjusted full-time cohortPart-time source rateAdjusted part-time cohort
Fall 2023 → 202494% · R6,98684% · R19
Fall 2022 → 202394% · R6,53063% · R16
Fall 2021 → 202293% · R7,50678% · R36
Fall 2020 → 202195% · R6,42375% · R24
Fall 2019 → 202094% · R6,01150% · R12
Fall 2018 → 201993% · R6,70183% · R6
Fall 2017 → 201894% · R5,69067% · R9
Fall 2016 → 201794% · R5,71465% · R34
Fall 2015 → 201695% · R5,28683% · R6
Fall 2014 → 201595% · R4,91356% · R9

Percentages are retained from the source rather than recalculated. R means reported; P means carried forward. Other source flags remain in the evidence. Missing rates remain unavailable and a published 0% remains zero. These are institution-level historical observations, not programme graduation rates, current service-quality rankings or individual predictions.

Official EF2024D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2024. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2024 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 6986

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 6568

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 94.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 19

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 16

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 84.0

Official EF2023D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2023. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2023 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 6530

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 6133

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 94.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 16

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 10

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 63.0

Official EF2022D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2022. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2022 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 7506

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 7010

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 93.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 36

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 28

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 78.0

Official EF2021D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2021. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2021 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 6423

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 6102

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 95.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 24

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 18

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 75.0

Official EF2020D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2020. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2020 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 6011

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 5660

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 94.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 12

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 6

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 50.0

Official EF2019D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2019. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2019 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 6701

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 6261

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 93.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 6

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 5

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 83.0

Official EF2018D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2018. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2018 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 5690

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 5356

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 94.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 9

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 6

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 67.0

Official EF2017D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2017. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2017 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 5714

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 5390

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 94.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 34

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 22

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 65.0

Official EF2016D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reporting year remains 2016. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2016 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 5286

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 5042

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 95.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 6

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 5

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 83.0

Official EF2015D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2015. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2015 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 4913

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 4652

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 95.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 9

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 5

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 56.0

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NCES-derived bachelor-cohort graduation percentages

Historical full-time, first-time bachelor's or equivalent entry subcohorts, with revised-cohort adjustments and permitted exclusions. These percentages describe a defined cohort rather than all students, annual awards or an individual's outcome.

Entry cohortSource observation file yearWithin 4 yearsWithin 5 yearsWithin 6 years
2018202474%83%86%
2017202375%86%88%
2016202272%86%88%
2015202173%87%89%

NCES defines the selected 4-, 5- and 6-year measures for the same bachelor-seeking entry subcohort. The six-year measure is labelled 150% of normal time in the connected definitions. It does not establish the duration of your current programme.

Percentages are retained from the NCES derived file and are not recalculated here. The selected file supplies no per-cell reporting/imputation flags; the parent/child allocation status is outside this connection. Some derived campus values may use parent allocation factors. The linked dictionary's generic “Provisional/Final” heading does not distinguish a release stage for this snapshot.

Source evidence for file year 2024

Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-14 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.

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Source evidence for file year 2023

Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.

Associated official field definitions →

Source evidence for file year 2022

Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.

Associated official field definitions →

Source evidence for file year 2021

Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.

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Distinguish cohort rates from retention and annual awards → · Review source populations →

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About this record

Source: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, HD2025 institution directory. Download the source dataset.

Record reviewed: 2026-10-13 UTC. Directory year is not the current application year. “Four-year” describes an institution classification; it does not mean every program lasts four years.

Costs, admissions and completion records come from separate historical datasets with their own years. Current language requirements and deadlines must be verified with the institution.

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