University of California, San Diego
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of California, San Diego is a public research university in San Diego, CA (city setting), with 33,792 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 25% of 130,771 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $69,282 a year for out-of-state students and $38,505 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,293 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 88% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, multidisciplinary studies, engineering. The campus reported 1.1 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of California, San Diego ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,265 in-state · $46,042 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 55 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of California, San Diego
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of California, San Diego teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big West Conference | 31 | 3 over | 3 | $1.3M | $41,292 | — | |
| Baseball | Big West Conference | 42 | 8 over | 4 | $2.2M | $52,160 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Big West Conference | 16 | 1 over | 8 | $3.6M | $227,101 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Big West Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $2.9M | $179,304 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Big West Conference | 11 | 2 over | 3 | $508k | $46,180 | — | |
| Men's Rowing | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 41 | — | 3 | $696k | $16,981 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | West Coast Conference | 47 | room 21 | 1 | $660k | $14,049 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Pac-12 Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $1.2M | $39,325 | — | |
| Softball | Big West Conference | 25 | at cap | 5 | $1.3M | $52,317 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming | 26 | room 4 | 3 | $353k | $13,572 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 26 | room 4 | 3 | $494k | $19,002 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Big West Conference | 12 | 2 over | 2 | $401k | $33,398 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Big West Conference | 12 | 2 over | 4 | $451k | $37,558 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big West Conference | 60 | 15 over | 1 | $728k | $12,140 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big West Conference | 120 | 75 over | 5 | $825k | $6,877 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 22 | 4 over | 3 | $764k | $34,720 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 20 | 2 over | 4 | $1.4M | $71,974 | — | |
| Men's Water Polo | Big West Conference | 29 | 5 over | 3 | $585k | $20,188 | — | |
| Women's Water Polo | Big West Conference | 24 | at cap | 4 | $780k | $32,499 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.