The student population at University of California-San Diego is 42,006 (33,096 undergraduate and 8,910 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 12,489 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UCSD is 78.79% which is increased by 9,291 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 3,198 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.01 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

48 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 36,397 where 42,006 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

78.79% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.21% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 9,291 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 3,198 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.01 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in UCSD.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of California-San Diego since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1429,51723,80512,27011,5355,7123,4822,230
2014-1530,709
1,192
24,810
1,005
13,024
754
11,786
251
5,899
187
3,583
101
2,316
86
2015-1632,906
2,197
26,590
1,780
13,956
932
12,634
848
6,316
417
3,866
283
2,450
134
2016-1734,979
2,073
28,127
1,537
14,620
664
13,507
873
6,852
536
4,187
321
2,665
215
2017-1835,772
793
28,587
460
14,553
-67
14,034
527
7,185
333
4,347
160
2,838
173
2018-1937,887
2,115
30,285
1,698
15,195
642
15,090
1,056
7,602
417
4,611
264
2,991
153
2019-2038,736
849
30,794
509
15,390
195
15,404
314
7,942
340
4,647
36
3,295
304
2020-2139,576
840
31,842
1,048
15,855
465
15,987
583
7,734
-208
4,468
-179
3,266
-29
2021-2241,885
2,309
33,343
1,501
16,242
387
17,101
1,114
8,542
808
4,918
450
3,624
358
2022-2342,006
121
33,096
-247
15,764
-478
17,332
231
8,910
368
5,119
201
3,791
167
Average36,39729,12814,68714,4417,2694,3232,947
University of California-San Diego Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 29,128 where 33,096 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of California-San Diego since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1423,80523,15211,88711,265653383270
2014-1524,81024,15912,62911,530651395256
2015-1626,59025,92213,57312,349668383285
2016-1728,12727,38614,20013,186741420321
2017-1828,58727,88014,14013,740707413294
2018-1930,28529,49114,72814,763794467327
2019-2030,79429,96614,91915,047828471357
2020-2131,84230,93915,33015,609903525378
2021-2233,34332,32715,68016,6471,016562454
2022-2333,09632,13815,21716,921958547411
Average29,12829,12814,23014,10629,128457335
University of California-San Diego Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,269 where 8,910 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of California-San Diego since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,7125,4543,3082,14625817484
2014-155,8995,6073,3882,21929219597
2015-166,3165,9843,6252,35933224191
2016-176,8526,4353,8852,550417302115
2017-187,1856,6863,9992,687499348151
2018-197,6027,0994,2852,814503326177
2019-207,9427,3504,2713,079592376216
2020-217,7347,1334,0913,042601377224
2021-228,5427,9534,5523,401589366223
2022-238,9108,1144,6363,478796483313
Average7,2697,2694,0042,7787,269319169
University of California-San Diego Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 19.36% and the percentage of black students is 1.70% at University of California-San Diego. 30.01% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of California-San Diego over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-145110,4783854,1941067,8841,304
2014-154310,4433884,493947,7551,370
2015-164410,9034314,639967,8081,467
2016-173511,0965155,198937,6931,516
2017-182910,8685585,860827,6621,566
2018-194011,3076146,697917,9821,661
2019-204311,2666457,332828,0721,757
2020-214911,8416987,616658,1731,898
2021-224312,5487128,110588,4552,187
2022-234212,6077158,688398,1322,301
Average4211,3365666,283817,9621,703
University of California-San Diego Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

48 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of California-San Diego from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1530,7090030,709
2015-1632,9060032,906
2016-1734,9790034,979
2017-1835,7720035,772
2018-1937,8870037,887
2019-2038,736839038,338
2020-2139,57626,61510,2392,722
2021-2241,8851,07021,22219,593
2022-2342,006483,25738,701
Average37,1623,0823,90130,179

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