University of

California San
Diego
By: Isabella Gagliardi and
Diego Ramos
Where is UCSD
Located
- UCSD is located in San
Diego near a beach
- Close to cities like La
Jolla, Encinitas, Solona
Beach
- 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla,
CA 92093
Cost to attend UC
San Diego
- Application Fee is 70 dollars
- Around $30,000 a year
- Every quarter is around
$10,000 before financial aid
Cost of living

Cost of Attendance Living with Parents On Campus Off Campus

CA Resident $14,199 $14,199 $14,199

Tuition/Fees

Books and Supplies $1,101 $1,101 $1,101

Transportation $1,473 $519 $1,089

Does UC San Diego
Offer financial aid?
- UCSD does offer financial aid

- Military tuition assistance,

Scholarships, Loans, ect.

- The percent of students who

actually receive it is 83.8%

- To apply you can email them

to: finaid@ucsd.edu
GPA to attend UCSD
- To attend UCSD you
need a 3.0 with no grade
lower than a “C”

- Unweighted 4.0

- Weighted 4.07
Exams?
- There’s no SAT
requirement at UCSD
- But they would rather
see at least a 1250 to
have a chance at being
considered
- You can also take the
ACT instead and get a
score of 33 or above
 Personal
Statements
- An essay you write to show a
college admissions committee
who you are and why you
deserve to be admitted to their
school
- Respond to two prompts or
questions about the personal
qualities/experiences that have
influenced you
Majors/academic programs offered:
Bioengineering:
-Uses science and engineering to find innovative solutions to issues
in medicine

Data Science:
-Learn how to collect and manage data responsibly and use it to
make informed decisions

Psychology:
-Scientific study of human behavior
International Studies:
- Encompasses politics, economics, communications, art, religion,
and even literature.
Masters and PhD
PhD:
- Biological Sciences
- Bioengineering
- Medical Scientist Training Program
- PhD in Public Health
- PhD in Psychology
Masters:
- Public Health
- Biostatistics
- Clinical Research
- Leadership of Healthcare
organizations
- Bioengineering
 Admission and
Graduation rates
- Admission rates are the number of applications
accepted into a certain university or college each
year
- Graduation rates are the calculated number of
students who complete or graduate their program
within a specified timeline

- Admission rate: 36.6% Graduation Rate: 86.3%

Retention rates
- Retention Rate calculates the
percentage of users who continue
using your product or service over a
given time period
- 94% of students stay for a second
year its one of the best when It
comes to freshman retention rates
Sports
Spring Summer Fall Winter

● 5-on-5 ● Soccer — ● 3-on-3 ● Basketball —

Basketball — Open Basketball — Men’s,
Men’s, ● Softball — Men’s, Women’s,
Women’s Open Women’s Coed
-April 12th ● Dodgeball — ● Passing
● Beach Coed League
Volleyball ● Flag Football Football —
Doubles — — Men’s, Men’s
April 18th Women’s, ● Soccer —
Coed Men’s,
Women’s,
Coed
 Mascot
- King Triton

- It represents the proximity to

the Pacific Ocean

- The Triton became their

appropriate mascot in 1964
Historical facts
- UCSD was founded in November 18
1960
- The first of six colleges in UCSD was
named revelle college in the honor of
roger revelle
- The Talking Tree is a tree sculpture
with built-in speakers that plays
anything from Beatles tracks to
Presidential speeches
Famous Alumni
Angela Davis:
- Davis was a young activist
and intellectual
- She lead the Communist
Party USA during the
1960s
- Played a vital role in the
Civil Rights Movement
Fun facts
- The school is built on top of two
former military bases
- Geisel library is a futuristic building
named after Theodor Suess Geisel
- UCSD is always recognized as a
top surf school due to its proximity
to many beaches in the area
 Traditions
- Annual watermelon drop from the
top of Urey Hall just to see how
far it will splat
- Everyone will scream in spirit to
release some of the stress from
finals week
- People bring the best-looking
pumpkin they can find in hope to
win the best pumpkin
Resources
- https://www.travelmath.com/cities
-near/University+of+California,+S
an+Diego
- https://ucsd.edu
- https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/
s/colleges/UCSD-SAT-scores-GP
A
- https://ucsdguardian.org/2017/02
/16/six-famous-uc-san-diego-alu
mni/
Thank you