University of California - San Diego Business Programs

Located in La Jolla, California, University of California - San Diego is a public institution. The city atmosphere of La Jolla makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

University of California - San Diego Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, UCSD is ranked #238 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UCSD has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#97	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UCSD.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#13	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UCSD has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Economics Schools	College Factual
#3	Best International Economics Schools	College Factual
#42	Best Economics Schools	College Factual
#106	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#122	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#205	Best Schools	Course Advisor

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UCSanDiegoLife
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/ucsandiego

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCSD?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to UCSD. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 37%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 36%, and the acceptance rate for women is 37%.

Average Test Scores

About 89% of students accepted to UCSD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 710. Math scores were between 650 and 770.

UCSD received ACT scores from 34% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 33. Composite scores were between 28 and 34.

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UCSD, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $6,268 a year. That adds up to $25,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UCSD is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of California - San Diego Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 31,842 undergraduate students at UCSD, with 30,939 being full-time and 903 being part-time.

There are also 7,734 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 30,939 full-time undergraduates at UCSD, 50% are male and 50% 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	10,358
Black or African American	530
Hispanic or Latino	6,762
White	5,845
International Students	5,247
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,197

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 2019-2020, 36,854 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 Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	435	19	17	471
Management Science	121	72	0	193
Real Estate Development	40	0	0	40
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	34	4	38
General Business Administration and Management	0	9	0	9
International Economics	0	8	0	8
Other Economics	1	0	0	1
Finance	0	0	0	0
Development Economics & International Development	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	597	142	21	760

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.