4-year school · Public

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, California · San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA metro area. 2,836 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

2,836
International graduates, 2024–25
of 13,222 graduates, all majors
27%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$77,102
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $50,958, before aid
18%
International students
8,029 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 84 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 834 graduates365834bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 989 graduates348989bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 391 graduates184391bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Applied MathematicsCIP 27.03bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 240 graduates179240bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Mathematics and Computer ScienceCIP 30.08bachelor's · 454 graduates136454bachelor's
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringCIP 14.05bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 320 graduates115320bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Mechanical EngineeringCIP 14.19bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 372 graduates100372bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Cognitive ScienceCIP 30.25bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 856 graduates99856bachelor's, master's, doctoral
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 245 graduates98245bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer EngineeringCIP 14.09bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 295 graduates97295bachelor's, master's, doctoral
MathematicsCIP 27.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 234 graduates91234bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Data ScienceCIP 30.70master's, doctoral · 122 graduates71122master's, doctoral
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01bachelor's, master's · 265 graduates70265bachelor's, master's
International/Globalization StudiesCIP 30.20bachelor's · 369 graduates65369bachelor's
Biology, GeneralCIP 26.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 571 graduates56571bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Admissions

Acceptance rate27%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentilen/a
SAT math, 25th–75th percentilen/a
ACT, 25th–75th percentilen/a
Test scoresNot considered
First-year retention94%
Graduation rate, 6 years88%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$50,958
Housing and food, on campus$18,970
Books and other costs$7,174
Total a year$77,102
Four years$308,408

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology