UCSD Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

The overall acceptance rate for the University of California, San Diego for the application year 2024 stands at 26.75%, with 134,455 applicants and 35,989 accepted. This marks a notable increase from 24.77% in 2023 and 23.83% in 2022, reflecting a trend of rising acceptance rates over the past three years. In contrast, the acceptance rates were significantly higher during the earlier years, such as 38.3% for 2020 and 34.31% for 2021, indicating that competition has intensified recently as more students are applying each year.