UC San Diego: campus and town
La Jolla, California · Public · 34,948 undergrads
University of California, San Diego is in La Jolla, California (San Diego County), in a city setting.
Where it is
Town
La Jolla, California
CountyIPEDS, 2024
San Diego County
SettingIPEDS, 2025-26
City
Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Highly residential
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers