University of California San Diego campus

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La Jolla, CA
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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for University of California San Diego
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$1,555 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$8,030 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$1,036 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$411 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$344 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$16 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$8,348 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$9,408 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$3,162 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$1,152 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$753 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$8,978 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for University of California San Diego
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$49,152 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$55,339 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$53,160 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$43,734 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$45,599 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$44,535 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$48,226 higher in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$49,140 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$48,662 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$49,516 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$40,322 higher in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$29,492 higher in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$44,120 higher in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$51,855 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$51,222 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$49,192 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Whittier College Whittier, CA	$34,592 higher in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$36,826 higher in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$32,226 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$35,802 higher in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$21,970 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$39,730 higher in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$51,020 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$13,442 higher in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of California San Diego
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$27,391 higher in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of California San Diego
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$10,377 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$5,070 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$978 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$5,308 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$3,886 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$7,764 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$810 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$3,514 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$4,949 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$5,155 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$3,785 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$7,959 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$6,766 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$5,045 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$2,832 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$1,092 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$4,700 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$5,827 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$1,014 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$754 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$5,168 higher in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$1,171 higher in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$456 higher in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$9,376 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$4,286 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$7,660 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110680.

Last updated: August 2026