Common Data Set 2025-2026
UC San Diego Average GPA and Acceptance Rate
Official figures from UC San Diego's own Common Data Set for the first-years who enrolled in Fall 2025, and a checker to see where your GPA falls.
Average GPA
3.88
Had a 4.0
31%
Acceptance rate
28.6%
Applicants
136,750
Where does your GPA fall?
The Common Data Set groups GPAs on a 4.0 scale. Work yours out with the high school GPA calculator.
Enter your GPA to see where it falls among UC San Diego's Fall 2025 first-years.
High school GPA of Fall 2025 first-years (CDS item C11)
| GPA | Share of first-years |
|---|---|
| 4.0 | 31% |
| 3.75 to 3.99 | 54% |
| 3.50 to 3.74 | 13% |
| 3.25 to 3.49 | 2% |
| 3.00 to 3.24 | 0% |
| 2.50 to 2.99 | 0% |
| 2.0 to 2.49 | 0% |
| 1.0 to 1.99 | 0% |
| Below 1.0 | 0% |
Shares as printed in the CDS. "—" means the cell is blank in the CDS.
UC San Diego admissions, Fall 2025
| First-year applicants | 136,750 |
| Admitted | 39,054 |
| Enrolled | 7,801 |
| Acceptance rate (admitted ÷ applied) | 28.6% |
| Average high school GPA (enrolled) | 3.88 |
| Enrolled first-years who submitted a GPA | 94% |
What these numbers mean
- The average and the bands describe first-years who enrolled in Fall 2025, not everyone who was admitted, and only those with a high school GPA on file (94% of the class).
- The Common Data Set does not say whether these GPAs are weighted or unweighted.
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Source
University of California, San Diego, Common Data Set 2025-2026, items C1, C11 and C12: the document we read, linked from UC San Diego's Common Data Set page. Figures are copied as printed; the acceptance rate is worked out from them. Checked 26 September 2026.
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