QS #66 · 2026 QS North America #22 US News #21 United States

University of California, San Diego

加州大学圣地亚哥分校

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), founded in 1960 in La Jolla, is a top public research university known for oceanography, biology, computer science and engineering.

Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.

1 Revelle College

里维尔学院

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Requirements pending — see the official page

2 John Muir College

约翰·缪尔学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

3 Thurgood Marshall College

瑟古德·马歇尔学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

4 Earl Warren College

厄尔·沃伦学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

5 Eleanor Roosevelt College

埃莉诺·罗斯福学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

6 Sixth College

第六学院

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Requirements pending — see the official page

7 Seventh College

第七学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

8 Eighth College

第八学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

9 Jacobs School of Engineering

Jacobs 工学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	83 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	4.30+ UC-weighted (CS impacted)
A-Level	AAA inc. Math + Phys
IB	40-44 HL Math + Phys
AP	5×Calc BC + Phys

10 Rady School of Management (UG)

Rady 管理学院（本科）

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Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	83 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	4.20+ UC-weighted
A-Level	A*AA inc. Math
IB	38-42 HL Math

11 Division of Arts and Humanities

艺术与人文学部

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	83 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	4.10+ UC-weighted (avg admit)
A-Level	A*AA
IB	36-40
AP	5×4-5

12 Division of Biological Sciences

生命科学学部

QS #10 · Anatomy & Physiology QS #9 · Biological Sciences

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	83 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	4.20+ UC-weighted
A-Level	A*AA inc. Bio + Chem
IB	38-42 HL Bio + Chem

13 Division of Physical Sciences

物理科学学部

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	83 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	4.15+ UC-weighted
A-Level	A*AA inc. Math + Sci
IB	38-42 HL Math + Sci

14 Division of Social Sciences

社会科学学部

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	83 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	4.10+ UC-weighted
A-Level	A*AA
IB	36-40

Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.

1 Graduate Division

研究生院

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Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	85 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.0+ (minimum)
Prior degree	Bachelor's in relevant field

Admissions tests

GRE varies by program

2 Rady School of Management

雷迪管理学院

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Requirements pending — see the official page

3 School of Medicine

医学院

QS #10 · Anatomy & Physiology QS #9 · Biological Sciences

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Language

IELTS	7 overall · 7 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.83 median; MCAT 517 median
Prior degree	Pre-med Bachelor's

Admissions tests

MCAT required

4 Jacobs School of Engineering

雅各布斯工程学院

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Requirements pending — see the official page

5 School of Global Policy & Strategy

全球政策与战略学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

6 Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Scripps 海洋研究所

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	85 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+; research statement
Prior degree	Bachelor's in earth / marine sciences

7 School of Biological Sciences

生物科学学院

QS #10 · Anatomy & Physiology QS #9 · Biological Sciences

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Requirements pending — see the official page

8 School of Physical Sciences

物理科学学院

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Requirements pending — see the official page

9 School of Pharmacy

药学院

QS #10 · Anatomy & Physiology QS #9 · Biological Sciences

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Requirements pending — see the official page

10 Jacobs School of Engineering (PG)

Jacobs 工学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	85 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.3+ (MS); 3.5+ (PhD)
Prior degree	Bachelor's in engineering / CS

Admissions tests

GRE required for most MS / PhD

11 Rady School of Management (PG)

Rady 管理学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+; work experience for MBA
Prior degree	Bachelor's; GMAT/GRE

Admissions tests

GMAT 670+ / GRE 320+

12 School of Global Policy and Strategy

全球政策与战略学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.3+
Prior degree	Bachelor's + relevant experience

Admissions tests

GRE optional

13 Wertheim School of Public Health

公共卫生学院

QS #10 · Anatomy & Physiology QS #9 · Biological Sciences

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	85 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.3+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in relevant field

14 Division of Physical Sciences (PG)

物理科学学部（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	85 overall · 21 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in physics / math / chem

Admissions tests

GRE Physics for physics PhD

Admitted cases

MS CS · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.8
TOEFL iBT: 105
GRE: Q170 V160
Prior degree: SJTU CS

PhD Bioengineering · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.85
TOEFL iBT: 108
Prior degree: UCSD BioE

2 first-author papers.

MBA FT · 2024

accepted

GPA: 3.55
GMAT: 700
Prior degree: UCSD Econ

MD · 2024

accepted

GPA: 3.85
Prior degree: UCLA Bio

MPIA · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.6
GRE: Q163 V162
Prior degree: Tsinghua IR

PhD Oceanography · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.75
TOEFL iBT: 105
Prior degree: OUC Marine Sci

NSF GRFP.

Cases are self-reported and may not reflect typical admits. Always defer to official requirements.

Sources

↗ Official university site ↗ Official undergraduate ↗ Official graduate

Last verified: 2026-05-19