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University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public · 34,948 students · mostly bachelor degrees
142nd-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$12,470
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$38,701
Graduation rate
86%
Admission rate
27%
Median graduate earnings
$84,943
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$15,500
Pell grant recipients
34%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
200 programsComputer Science · Master's Degree499 grads/yr$231,397Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$201,287Computer Engineering, General · Master's Degree89 grads/yr$173,180Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree239 grads/yr$169,987Physics, General · Doctoral Degree21 grads/yr$166,997Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Doctoral Degree$165,543Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree518 grads/yr$159,487Engineering, Other · Master's Degree37 grads/yr$158,915Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$149,271Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree174 grads/yr$149,139Neuroscience · Doctoral Degree10 grads/yr$148,833Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree10 grads/yr$145,693Mathematics and Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree299 grads/yr$137,218Environmental Chemistry · Doctoral Degree38 grads/yr$136,333Medical Science/Scientist · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$132,783Education, General · Doctoral Degree28 grads/yr$131,358Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Doctoral Degree0 grads/yr$130,000Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Doctoral Degree63 grads/yr$129,900Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree123 grads/yr$128,129Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Master's Degree175 grads/yr$127,935Biostatistics · Bachelor's Degree75 grads/yr$123,320Medicine · Doctoral Degree$118,330Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree189 grads/yr$118,150Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree65 grads/yr$112,223Biological/Biosystems Engineering · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$111,677
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.