Student Population at UCSD
Total Enrollment
42,006
Undergraduate
33,096
Graduate
8,910
Online Enrollment
48
Men Students
20,883
Women Students
21,123
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 42,006 students have enrolled at University of California-San Diego - 33,096 undergraduate and 8,910 graduate.
By gender, 20,883 male and 21,123 female students are attending University of California-San Diego. By attendance status, there are 40,252 full-time students and 1,754 part-time students.
The number of students at University of California-San Diego is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Texas A & M University-College Station, its population is average (average population is 40,905).
University of California-San Diego offers online degree/certificate programs and 48 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between University of California-San Diego and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 20,883 male and 21,123 female students attending UCSD. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.99 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UCSD.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 33,096 | 32,138 | 958 |
Men | 15,764 | 15,217 | 547 |
Women | 17,332 | 16,921 | 411 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,910 | 8,114 | 796 |
Men | 5,119 | 4,636 | 483 |
Women | 3,791 | 3,478 | 313 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 12,607 Asian students (30.01%) and 8,688 Hispanic students (20.68%) at University of California-San Diego(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of California-San Diego.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 16 | 10 |
Asian | 11,223 | 5,593 | 5,630 |
Black or African American | 546 | 212 | 334 |
Hispanic | 7,859 | 3,124 | 4,735 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 33 | 18 | 15 |
White | 6,150 | 2,970 | 3,180 |
Two or More Races | 1,990 | 892 | 1,098 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 662 | 343 | 319 |
Total | 33,096 | 15,764 | 17,332 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Asian | 1,384 | 679 | 705 |
Black or African American | 169 | 70 | 99 |
Hispanic | 829 | 368 | 461 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 2 | 4 |
White | 1,982 | 1,071 | 911 |
Two or More Races | 311 | 153 | 158 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 234 | 125 | 109 |
Total | 8,910 | 5,119 | 3,791 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 35,427 students whose age under twenty five and 2,054 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-San Diego.
Especially, 947 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-San Diego.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 33,096 | 15,764 | 17,332 |
Under 18 | 946 | 385 | 561 |
18-19 | 13,133 | 5,680 | 7,453 |
20-21 | 13,343 | 6,486 | 6,857 |
22-24 | 4,237 | 2,382 | 1,855 |
25-29 | 990 | 577 | 413 |
30-34 | 270 | 163 | 107 |
35-39 | 103 | 56 | 47 |
40-49 | 56 | 27 | 29 |
50-64 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
65 and over | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 33,096 | 15,764 | 17,332 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,910 | 5,119 | 3,791 |
Under 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18-19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
20-21 | 281 | 147 | 134 |
22-24 | 3,483 | 2,035 | 1,448 |
25-29 | 3,535 | 2,006 | 1,529 |
30-34 | 1,062 | 612 | 450 |
35-39 | 318 | 185 | 133 |
40-49 | 177 | 104 | 73 |
50-64 | 45 | 24 | 21 |
65 and over | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Total | 8,910 | 5,119 | 3,791 |
Online Student Population
At University of California-San Diego, 3,305 students (7.87% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 48 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 24 students live in California where University of California-San Diego is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 42,006 | 33,096 | 8,910 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 48 | 5 | 43 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 3,257 | 2,860 | 397 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 38,701 | 30,231 | 8,470 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 48 | 5 | 43 |
California Residents | 24 | 4 | 20 |
Other State in U.S. | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Outside of U.S. | 21 | 1 | 20 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |