The average composite SAT score for admitted University of California San Diego freshman is 1375 out of 1600. UCSD students have the 113rd highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1375 is in the 94th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1270 to 1480. The 75th percentile score is 1480 while the 25th percentile score is 1270.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by UCSD but we estimate it to be around a 1160 total composite SAT score.
The average score for UCSD students on the math portion of the SAT is 710 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 650 and the 75th percentile score 770.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 620 to 710 and the average score for University of California San Diego students is 665.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at University of California San Diego based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 23.7%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.82.
An SAT score of 1480 or higher is very competitive at UCSD and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 37% or higher.
Scores between 1380 to 1470 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 25% to 36%.
SAT scores between 1270 to 1370 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 14% to 23% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1160 to 1260 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 14% chance of admission to UCSD. SAT scores below 1160 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 56% |
1590 | 54% |
1580 | 53% |
1570 | 51% |
1560 | 49% |
1550 | 48% |
1540 | 46% |
1530 | 45% |
1520 | 43% |
1510 | 42% |
1500 | 40% |
1490 | 39% |
1480 | 37% |
1470 | 36% |
1460 | 35% |
1450 | 33% |
1440 | 32% |
1430 | 31% |
1420 | 29% |
1410 | 28% |
1400 | 27% |
1390 | 26% |
1380 | 25% |
1370 | 23% |
1360 | 22% |
1350 | 21% |
1340 | 20% |
1330 | 19% |
1320 | 18% |
1310 | 18% |
1300 | 17% |
1290 | 16% |
1280 | 15% |
1270 | 14% |
1260 | 14% |
1250 | 13% |
1240 | 12% |
1230 | 12% |
1220 | 11% |
1210 | 10% |
1200 | 10% |
1190 | 9% |
1180 | 9% |
1170 | 8% |
1160 | 8% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110680 IPEDS survey data for University of California San Diego.