University of California, San Diego

Name: University of California, San Diego Common Data Set 2022-23
Creator: University of California, San Diego
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Common Data Set 2022-23

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Acceptance Rate

23.8%

Applications

126,283

Admitted

30,067

Enrolled

6,276

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$84,943

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

86%

6-year completion

Average net price

$12,470

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$15,500

federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction462fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

7 TABLES

Respondent Information

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://ir.ucsd.edu/undergrad/stats-data/common-data-set.html

Address Information

Name of College/University:University of California, San Diego

Street Address Line 1:9500 Gilman Drive

CityLa Jolla

StateCA

Zip92,093

Country:USA

Main Phone Number (Area Code)858

Main Phone Number:534-2230

WWW Home Page Address:www.ucsd.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):858

Admissions Phone Number:534-4831

Admissions Email Address:admissionsreply@ucsd.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Quarter

If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://diversity.ucsd.edu/

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Master'sX

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	33096

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	8386

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	41482

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	596	4627	4627
Hispanic/Latino	1960	7488	7488
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	253	1081	1081
White, non-Hispanic	969	6156	6156
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	24	138	138
Asian, non-Hispanic	2602	12780	12780
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	10	47	47
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	132	779	779
Total	6546	33096	33096

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	8438
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	1970
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1756	737	3221	5714
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	1756	737	3221	5714
Completed in less than four years	1119	523	2466	4108
Completed in less than five years	311	108	377	796
Completed in less than six years	43	16	50	109
Total completers	1473	647	2893	5013
Six-year graduation rate	0.84%	0.88%	0.90%	0.88%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1373	698	3215	5286
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	1373	698	3215	5286
Completed in less than four years	912	498	2450	3860
Completed in less than five years	253	101	384	738
Completed in less than six years	38	16	71	125
Total completers	1203	615	2905	4723
Six-year graduation rate	0.88%	0.88%	0.90%	0.89%

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	93.3%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

8 TABLES

Entrance Exams

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes

SATX

ACTX

APX

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	58894	67389	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	12412	17655	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	2680	3596	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	2680	3596	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	30	52	Not reported	Not reported

Wait List

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:51,350

Number accepting a place on the waiting list:36,113

Number of wait-listed students admitted:2,400

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units15

English4

Mathematics3

Science2

Foreign language2

Social studies0

History2

Academic electives1

Computer Science0

Visual/Performing Arts1

Other (specify)0

Total academic units18

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Foreign language3

Social studies0

History2

Academic electives1

Computer Science0

Visual/Performing Arts1

Other (specify)0

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	—	—	Yes	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	—	Yes
Application essay	Yes	—	—	—
Recommendations	—	—	—	Yes
Interview	—	—	—	Yes
Extracurricular activities	—	Yes	—	—
Talent or ability	—	Yes	—	—
Character and personal qualities	—	Yes	—	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	—	Yes
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	Yes	—	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	Yes	—	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

First-time, first-year Profile

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0

SAT Math: Total0

SAT Composite: Total0

ACT Composite: Total0

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class100

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class100

Percent in top half of high school graduating class100

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:96

Percent who had GPA of 4.086

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9912

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.742

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:4.16

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Yes

Application closing date (fall): Month11

Application closing date (fall): Day30

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Refundable if student does not enroll?X

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes

Other

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Application for Admission

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 105 Quarter Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 129 Quarter Number Unit Type - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: Number Unit Type - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 68 Quarter - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type D20 Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:68

American Council on Education (ACE)No

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No

Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://admissions.ucsd.edu/military-connected/index.html

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 14 Common Data Set 2022-2023

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programX

Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilitiesX

Cross-registrationX

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Exchange student program (domestic)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Liberal arts/career combinationX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Undergraduate ResearchX

Other (specify):X

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

English (including composition)X

Foreign languagesX

HistoryX

Physical EducationX

HumanitiesX

Intensive writingX

MathematicsX

PhilosophyX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)16%

Percent of males who join fraternities10%

Percent of females who join sororities10%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing80%

Percent who live off campus or commute20%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)9%

Percent of males who join fraternities14%

Percent of females who join sororities14%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing39%

Percent who live off campus or commute61%

Percent of students age 25 and older5%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students19

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19

Average age of full-time students21

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

Housing

Coed residence hallsX

Apartments for married studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Special housing for international studentsX

Wellness housingX

Living Learning CommunitiesX

Annual Expenses

6 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://fas.ucsd.edu/forms-and-resources/financial-aid-estimator/index.html

Public Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-district	13752	13752
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	46326	46326
Tuition: nonresident	46326	46326
Required fees	4560	4560
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Credits per Term

Minimum22

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	1308	1308	1308
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	858	2280	1509
Other expenses	1632	2049	1788

Financial Aid

10 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	217	1137	31
Average institutional non-need grant	12530	12701	14728
Athletic grant recipients	44	225	2
Average athletic grant	18457	14462	9307

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	6530	32129	963
Applied for need-based aid	5217	20424	423
Determined to have financial need	3962	16813	363
Awarded any aid	3867	16417	345
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	3684	15648	323
Awarded need-based self-help aid	2705	10628	202
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	86	274	1
Need fully met	917	4319	80
Average percentage of need met	86.4	85.4	76.4
Average financial aid package	28830	27134	21922
Average need-based scholarship or grant	25700	24176	19531
Average need-based self-help award	5982	6127	6068
Average need-based loan	5351	6222	6281

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.5,798

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	2260	39	19230
Federal loan programs	2196	38	16790
Institutional loan programs	826	14	1917
State loan programs	34	1	7921
Private student loans	144	2	32887

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:42

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$17,843

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$749,410

Financial Aid Forms

Other (specify):X

Specify:Not Eligible

FAFSAX

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month3

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day2

Financial Aid Notification

b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X

If yes, starting date (Month):3

If yes, starting date (Day):15

Aid Available

State LoansX

College/university loans from institutional fundsX

Federal Pell GrantsX

State scholarships/grantsX

Private scholarshipsX

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

ArtX

AthleticsX

LeadershipX

Music/dramaX

State/district residencyX

AcademicsX

ArtX

LeadershipX

Music/dramaX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:UC's Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan is a finacial aid program intended to expand access to UC for low income familes. Systemwide tuition and fees are fully covered by scholarship and grant money for eligible students. The plan combines all sources of scholarship and grant awards received (federal, state, UC and private) to go toward covering tuition and fees. Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes X No

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	1385	193	1578
Members of minority groups	377	42	419
Females	532	82	614
Males	853	111	964
Nonresidents	126	17	143
Doctorate or other terminal degree	1360	188	1548
Master's, but not terminal master's	17	4	21
Bachelor's degree	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Unknown or other highest degree	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio19

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	374	Not reported
10-19 students	374	Not reported
20-29 students	432	Not reported
30-39 students	326	Not reported
40-49 students	123	Not reported
50-99 students	93	Not reported
100+ students	178	Not reported
Total	292	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	0.9%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	2.8%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	8.6%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	0.5%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	11.7%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.7%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.9%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	18.9%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	4.3%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	16.8%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	4.6%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	7.6%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	11.2%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	2.1%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	3.4%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	1.8%
History	Not reported	Not reported	0.7%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100%

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