| Screen last updated on: January 1, 2010 |
| Total undergraduates: |
10,775 men, 11,743 women, 22,518 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
10,616 men, 11,589 women, 22,205 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
159 men, 154 women, 313 total |
| Total graduate students: |
2,502 men, 1,711 women, 4,213 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
2,438 men, 1,674 women, 4,112 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
64 men, 37 women, 101 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
West |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
4% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 1.2% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 50.0% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 12.6% | Hispanic |
| 23.3% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 4.0% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 8.6% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 1.5% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 45.2% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 12.2% | Hispanic |
| 26.6% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 3.8% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 10.3% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
1,200 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
La Jolla |
| Population of city/town: |
40,000 |
| Nearest major city: |
San Diego |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
12 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
300,001,072 |
| Online campus map: |
www.ucsd.edu/map/
index.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (74%)
- single-student apartments (16%)
- married-student apartments (5%)
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- special housing for international students (3%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
93% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
35% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
65% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
54% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
2500 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless access in all public spaces. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Oceanography, new poetry archives, international relations and Pacific studies, and Spanish Civil War collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art galleries, music recording studio, music experimentation center, audiovisual center, U.S. Mexican studies center, Birch Aquarium, oceanographic Institute, various research centers, structural labs, supercomputer center, electronic microscopes, center for research and educational equity and excellence, international center, cross cultural center, LGBT center, women's center, and many others. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, legal services, nontraditional student services |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career library, job fairs, job placement, job bank, application to graduate/professional school assistance |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
85% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
19 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
10% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
14 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
10% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Guardian, published twice per week |
| Number of honor societies: |
5 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
405 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Angelican Episcopal Student Association, Asian American Christian Fellowship, Campus Adventist Network, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Student Community, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Community Bible Fellowship, Coptic Club, Crossroads Campus Ministries, Disciples on Campus, Ethnos Community Church, Evangelical Chinese Christian Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Flood, Generation Church, Graduate Christian Fellowship, Harbor Carmel Valley, Harvest Christian Fellowship, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, International Christian Fellowship-West, Interpraise Christian Network, Kairos Christian Fellowship, Korea Campus Crusade for Christ, Korean American Campus Mission, Latter-Day Saint Student Association, Bahai Club, Lighthouse Collegelife, Little Spark Mission, Living Stone Chinese Christian Fellowship, Muslim Culture Club, Muslim Student Association, Natural Path Meditation, Navigators, New Life Student Ministry, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Passion Church, Sikh Student Association, United Jewish Observance, Union of Jewish Students, University Lutheran Community, Vegetarian and Vedic Culture Society, World Peace Buddhists |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Hawaii club, Korean American Student Association, Arab Student Union, Latin America Student Organization, Nikkei Student Union, Persian Club, Qin Club, Sur Taal, Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA), Asayake Taiko, Wushu club, Zoroastrian Youth Connection, Bayanihan |
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| International student organizations: |
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Afghan Future Generation, Club Brasil, Cultures of the World, Da Real Punjabi, Hmong Student Association, Japanese Student Association (JSA), Korea Graduate Student Association (KGSA), Korean Student Cultural Association (KOSCA), Lebanese Cedars Club, Multi-Asian Student Association, Romanian American Student Association, Indonesian Students, Armenian Student's Association, Israel Alliance, Singaporean Malaysian Student Circle, Taiwanese Graduate Student Association, Thai Culture Club, Turkish Student Association, United Kingdom Student Ambassadors, United Taiwanese Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Cambodian Student Association, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Chinese Union |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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College Republicans, American Medical Student Association, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associated Students, HI-Med (Holistic and Integrative Medicine Interest Group), Pre-Dental Society at UCSD, Pre-Pharmacy Society (PPS), Cognitive Science Student Association, Biological Science Student Association, Undergraduate Economic Society, Urban Studies and Planning, Triple Helix, Model UN. |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Earl Edwards,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Ken Grosse,
Senior Associate Athletic Director |
| Athletics homepage: |
athletics.ucsd.edu/ |
| School colors: |
blue and gold |
| School mascot: |
Tritons |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
California Collegiate Athletic Conference (Division II);Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I);Western Water Polo Association (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's crew | yes | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's diving | no | |
| Men's fencing | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Men's volleyball | no | |
| Men's water polo | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's crew | yes | |
| Women's crew | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's diving | no | |
| Women's fencing | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
| Women's water polo | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
10% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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tennis courts, swimming pools, track and field complex, playing fields, climbing wall |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
San Diego (12 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Irvine/Orange County (77 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
San Diego (12 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
San Diego (12 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
25% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
yes |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
33% immediately, 45% within one year of graduation, 62% within 6 years of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Georgia Institute of Technology (GA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA), Stanford University (CA), University of California--Berkeley (CA), University of California--Davis (CA), University of California--Irvine (CA), University of California--Los Angeles (CA), University of California--Santa Barbara (CA), University of Southern California (CA) |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
65% within six months of graduation, 67% within one year of graduation, 76% within two years of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Boeing, Northrop Grumman, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo!, Wells Fargo |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Guy Tribble, principal architect of the original MacIntosh and co-founder NeXT Inc.
- Craig Venter, gene scientist, Celera Genomics
- K. Megan McArthur, NASA astronaut.
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