Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, San Diego · Campus
San Diego, CA · City · Public · Research university · the Tritons · Website ↗
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.
Large city
Setting
250,000+
33,792
Undergraduates
+ 8,584 graduate students
19:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
94%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
8%
From out of state
+ 11% from abroad
$17k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge city (250,000+) San Diego, CA
- TypePublic · Research university
- Part ofUniversity of California
- CalendarQuarter
- DesignationsLand-grant
- MedicalGrants medical degrees · Runs a hospital
- Admissions25% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
33,7928,584
Undergraduates 33,792Graduate students 8,584
Where first-years come from
81%11%
In state 81%Other states 8%Abroad 11%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
18%25%34%12%
White 18%Hispanic 25%Black 2%Asian 34%Two or more 6%International 12%Not reported 2%
- Women52%
- Full-time97% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class7,005 entered last fall
- Transfers in3,211 10% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online21% take some classes online 1% fully online
- Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $17,198 | $4,735 | $21,933 |
| Off campus | $15,566 | $5,546 | $21,112 |
| With family | — | $14,299 | $14,299 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCNot offered
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.1 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#21Most diverseof 365 · Division I#23Internationalof 366 · Division I#29Biggestof 366 · Division I#42Retentionof 366 · Division I#56Transfersof 366 · Division I
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