University of California, San Diego
2025-26
The 2025-26 Common Data Set for University of California, San Diego — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jun 29, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.
In its 2025-26 report, University of California, San Diego says 136,750 first-year students applied and 39,054 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 29%. 7,801 admitted students enrolled (20% yield). Waitlist: 36,709 offered a spot, 25,411 accepted one, and 5,284 admitted from it. Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 1.7% (134,455 to 136,750) and the acceptance rate went from 27% to 29%.
Acceptance Rate
28.6%
Applications
136,750
Admitted
39,054
Enrolled
7,801
How the class gets assembled.
This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 136,750 | 39,054 | 29% | 7,801 | School-reported totals. |
69% joined after being offered a spot. 21% of students who joined were admitted. 27% of applicants were offered the wait list.
Exact wait-list data
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Offered a wait-list spot | 36,709 |
| Accepted a wait-list spot | 25,411 |
| Admitted from wait list | 5,284 |
| Joined after being offered | 69% |
| Admitted after joining | 21% |
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
Application fee: $80. Fee waivers are reported as available.
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.
Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.
The numbers, as published
General Information
8 TABLESEnrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESEntrance Exams
Wait List
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESAcademic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESStudent Life
4 TABLESAnnual Expenses
3 TABLESFinancial Aid
12 TABLESInstructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESDisciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
3 TABLESSource Document
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