University of California - San Diego Computer Science Programs

University of California - San Diego is a public institution situated in La Jolla, California. La Jolla is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is University of California - San Diego?

Contact details for UCSD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone:	858-534-2230
Website:	www.ucsd.edu

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How Do I Get Into UCSD?

You can apply to UCSD online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UCSD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCSD?

If you plan to apply to UCSD, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 24%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 21%, and the acceptance rate for women is 26%.

Can I Afford University of California - San Diego?

The overall average net price of UCSD is $46,793. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UCSD, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $5,933 a year. That adds up to $23,732 over four years for those students.

University of California - San Diego Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 33,343 undergraduate students at UCSD, with 32,327 being full-time and 1,016 being part-time.

There are also 8,542 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 32,327 full-time undergraduates at UCSD, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - San Diego students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10,847
Black or African American	518
Hispanic or Latino	7,118
White	6,109
International Students	5,239
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,496

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - San Diego. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 101 countries are represented at UCSD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of California - San Diego

In 2022-2023, 3,305 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCSD has changed over the last few years.

University of California - San Diego Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	591	185	43	819
Information Technology	168	0	0	168
Information Technology Project Management	0	42	0	42
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	26	0	26
TOTAL	759	253	43	1,055

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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