Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UCSD

At University of California-San Diego, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 33.22%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 23.71%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-San Diego than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 19.67%, and the 2023 yield is 21.05%. The number of UCSD applicants increased by 10.82% (12,811 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 33.22%, and this year's acceptance rate is 23.71% at University of California-San Diego. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 32.63% and women students' rate is 33.75%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-San Diego than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of California-San Diego over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	35.35%	34.52%	36.08%
2013-14	37.50% 2.15%	37.65% 1.28%	37.37% 1.28%
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%
Average	33.22%	32.63%	33.75%

University of California-San Diego Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.67% where the current academic year yield is 21.05%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of California-San Diego from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	18.23%	18.30%	18.18%
2013-14	20.06% 1.82%	21.53% 0.55%	18.72% 0.55%
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%
Average	19.67%	20.66%	18.81%

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 89,554, the average number of admitted is 29,200, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,731. The number of UCSD applicants increased by 10.82% (12,811 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 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	53,449	18,894	3,445
2013-14	60,832 7,383	22,812 1,130	4,575 1,130
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
Average	89,554	29,200	5,731

University of California-San Diego Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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