University of California - San Diego Healthcare Programs

University of California - San Diego is a public institution situated in La Jolla, California. The city atmosphere of La Jolla makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is University of California - San Diego?

Contact details for UCSD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone:	858-534-2230
Website:	www.ucsd.edu

How Do I Get Into UCSD?

You can apply to UCSD online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UCSD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCSD?

If you plan to apply to UCSD, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 24%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 21%, and the acceptance rate for women is 26%.

Can I Afford University of California - San Diego?

The overall average net price of UCSD is $46,793. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UCSD, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $6,437 a year. That adds up to $25,748 over four years for those students.

University of California - San Diego Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 31,842 undergraduate students at UCSD, with 30,939 being full-time and 903 being part-time.

There are also 7,734 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 30,939 full-time undergraduates at UCSD, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - San Diego students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10,358
Black or African American	530
Hispanic or Latino	6,762
White	5,845
International Students	5,247
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,197

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - San Diego. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 101 countries are represented at UCSD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of California - San Diego Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
International Public Health/International Health	145	19	5	169
Other Public Health	109	3	0	112
General Public Health	64	36	0	100
Medicine	0	0	98	98
Pharmacy	0	0	57	57
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development	0	37	0	37
Medical Scientist	0	27	0	27
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	19	0	0	19
Audiology/Audiologist	0	0	12	12
Health Care Management	0	10	0	10
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	0	3	3
Behavioral Aspects of Health	0	0	3	3
Environmental Health	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	338	132	178	648

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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