University of California-San Diego (UCSD) is a four-year, public school located in La Jolla, CA.
It offers 163 graduate programs - 80 Master's, and 83 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,097 for in-state and $30,199 for out-of-state students.
A total of 9,301 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 44,256 students at UCSD. UCSD offers online graduate programs and 132 out of 9,301 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UCSD have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. In addition, you can find UCSD's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,097 for California residents and $30,199 for out-of-state students. It offers 163 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of California-San Diego |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 8,584 students
132 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$15,097
Out-of-State$30,199 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 163 Graduate Programs
80 Master's, 83 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of California-San Diego
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-San Diego with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $15,097 and $30,199 for non-California residents.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $12,762 | $27,864 |
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| Fees | $2,335 | $2,335 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,286 |
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| Room & Board | $18,970 (On-Campus) / $18,404 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,888 (On-Campus) / $7,011 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $41,241 | $56,343 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $41,798 | $56,900 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $13,529 | $13,564 | $13,903 | $14,535 | $15,097 |
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| Out-of-State | $28,631 | $28,666 | $29,005 | $29,637 | $30,199 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of California-San Diego offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 163 major areas - 80 Master's, 83 Doctorate. 2,581 students have been conferred Master's degree and 924 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,581 | 924 | - | - |
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| Men | 1,500 | 473 | - | - |
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| Women | 1,081 | 451 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Health Law | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 1 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
UCSD graduate schools have a total of 8,584 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 4,840 male and 3,744 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 7,864 full-time and 720 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 132 students enrolled through online exclusively and 599 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,805 White, 163 Black, and 1,348 Asian students are attending at University of California-San Diego. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
369 grad students are younger than 22 and 243 students are older than 65. It has 7,392 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,297 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 8,584 |
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| Men | 4,840 |
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| Women | 3,744 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 8,584 |
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| Full-time Students | 7,864 |
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| Part-time Students | 720 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 8,584 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 14 |
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| Asian | 1,348 |
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| Black | 163 |
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| Hispanic | 811 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 6 |
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| White | 1,805 |
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| Two or more races | 321 |
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| Un-Known | 286 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 8,584 |
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| 21 & Under | 369 |
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| 22-24 | 3,954 |
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| 25-29 | 3,438 |
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| 30-34 | 981 |
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| 35-39 | 316 |
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| 40 & Over | 243 |
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Online Population
At University of California-San Diego graduate schools, 132 students enrolled online exclusively and 599 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 9,301 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 132 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 599 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 8,570 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 132 |
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| California Resident | 99 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 11 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 22 |
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