La Jolla, California · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
University of California-San Diego is a public four-year institution based in La Jolla, California. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 44,256 students in fall 2024, including 34,955 undergraduates and 9,301 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of California.
University of California-San Diego offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 162 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cognitive Science, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, and Computer Science. It awarded 13,222 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
44,256
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
13,222
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
162
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 162
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
94%
First-year retention, part-time students
84%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
9,717
Master's degrees
2,581
Doctoral degrees (research)
731
Professional doctorates
193
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
44,256
Undergraduates, fall 2024
34,955
Graduate students, fall 2024
9,301
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
46,308
Undergraduates, 2024-25
36,644
Graduate students, 2024-25
9,664
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
52%
Men
48%
White
18%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
31%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
18%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
University of California
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big West Conference
Chancellor
Pradeep K. Khosla
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit