How UCSD's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 32.28%, and this year's acceptance rate is 25.00% at University of California-San Diego. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 31.40% and women students' rate is 33.02%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of California-San Diego over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	37.50%	37.65%	37.37%
2014-15	33.29% -4.21%	33.66% -4.40%	32.96% -4.40%
2015-16	33.74% 0.45%	34.12% 0.44%	33.40% 0.44%
2016-17	35.66% 1.92%	34.84% 2.98%	36.38% 2.98%
2017-18	33.99% -1.67%	33.37% -1.86%	34.52% -1.86%
2018-19	30.06% -3.93%	29.85% -4.28%	30.24% -4.28%
2019-20	31.48% 1.42%	31.60% 1.13%	31.38% 1.13%
2020-21	36.61% 5.13%	36.18% 5.61%	36.98% 5.61%
2021-22	34.00% -2.61%	32.00% -0.98%	36.00% -0.98%
2022-23	23.71% -10.29%	21.10% -10.01%	25.99% -10.01%
2023-24	25.00% 1.29%	21.00% 2.01%	28.00% 2.01%
Average	32.28%	31.40%	33.02%

University of California-San Diego Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.01% where the current academic year yield is 22.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of California-San Diego from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.06%	21.53%	18.72%
2014-15	20.13% 0.08%	21.86% -0.16%	18.57% -0.16%
2015-16	20.09% -0.04%	21.57% 0.19%	18.75% 0.19%
2016-17	19.14% -0.95%	19.56% 0.04%	18.79% 0.04%
2017-18	18.96% -0.18%	20.04% -0.72%	18.06% -0.72%
2018-19	22.79% 3.83%	24.24% 3.53%	21.59% 3.53%
2019-20	19.28% -3.51%	21.03% -3.80%	17.79% -3.80%
2020-21	17.60% -1.68%	18.53% -0.97%	16.82% -0.97%
2021-22	19.00% 1.40%	19.00% 2.18%	19.00% 2.18%
2022-23	21.05% 2.05%	21.55% 1.69%	20.69% 1.69%
2023-24	22.00% 0.95%	23.00% 0.31%	21.00% 0.31%
Average	20.01%	21.08%	19.07%

University of California-San Diego Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 96,584, the average number of admitted is 30,454, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 6,072. The number of UCSD applicants decreased by -0.32% (426 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of California-San Diego from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	60,832	22,812	4,575
2014-15	73,448 12,616	24,449 347	4,922 347
2015-16	78,061 4,613	26,335 370	5,292 370
2016-17	84,208 6,147	30,028 456	5,748 456
2017-18	88,446 4,238	30,061 -49	5,699 -49
2018-19	97,894 9,448	29,428 1,008	6,707 1,008
2019-20	99,114 1,220	31,200 -692	6,015 -692
2020-21	100,062 948	36,634 432	6,447 432
2021-22	118,386 18,324	40,251 1,201	7,648 1,201
2022-23	131,197 12,811	31,103 -1,102	6,546 -1,102
2023-24	130,771 -426	32,693 646	7,192 646
Average	96,584	30,454	6,072

University of California-San Diego Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UCSD

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes