University of California-San Diego
University of California-San Diego is a public college in La Jolla, CA. Its average net price is $14,794 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $9,229 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $9,965 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,147 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,235 |
| $110,001 and up | $32,338 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $67,904 |
| 8 years after entry | $84,617 |
| 10 years after entry | $96,197 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $76,064 Small program - rough guide n=98 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Anthropology | $32,509 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $13,842 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Applied Mathematics | $43,458 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $13,540 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $47,239 n=306 | $15,500 n=135 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | $66,967 National median for this major n=271 | Not published |
| Biology | $34,326 n=628 | $14,208 n=645 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $90,963 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $19,069 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $59,527 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $15,997 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $42,575 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $12,000 n=141 |
| Chemical Engineering | $70,446 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $16,555 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Chemistry | $55,576 n=159 | $14,266 n=130 |
| Civil Engineering | $69,754 n=108 | $17,560 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $37,755 n=164 | $12,731 n=197 |
| Cognitive Science | $46,650 n=633 | $14,456 n=475 |
| Communications | $38,629 n=236 | $11,743 n=161 |
| Computer Engineering | $104,513 n=101 | $13,049 n=117 |
| Computer Science | $82,223 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $14,785 n=101 |
| Computer Science | $109,047 n=417 | $14,085 n=262 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $30,971 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $39,836 Small program - rough guide n=98 | $15,000 n=110 |
| Economics | $56,525 n=226 | $13,799 n=128 |
| Education | $31,163 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $88,098 n=140 | $17,083 n=116 |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Engineering Science | $72,248 National median for this major n=427 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $37,026 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | $27,048 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $13,436 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Environmental Conservation | $38,323 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $14,650 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $40,942 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| History | $31,497 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $14,519 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $31,391 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $52,280 n=409 | $13,086 n=278 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $29,640 Small program - rough guide n=46 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $69,142 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $11,144 n=178 |
| Mathematics | $54,763 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $15,250 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $86,456 n=158 | $15,000 n=166 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $77,655 n=187 | $14,459 n=112 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $40,840 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $12,148 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $25,949 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $35,938 n=170 | $12,850 n=108 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, Other | $51,413 National median for this major n=242 | Not published |
| Physics | $61,325 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $11,407 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Political Science and Government | $40,228 n=397 | $12,000 n=295 |
| Psychology | $34,384 n=208 | $11,933 n=298 |
| Psychology, Other | $53,416 n=109 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Public Health | $42,151 n=257 | $12,937 n=293 |
| Real Estate Development | $55,549 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $14,680 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $40,342 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $14,500 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Sociology | $41,217 n=204 | $12,500 n=161 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $23,658 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $15,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $49,555 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $8,891 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $32,584 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | $34,413 National median for this major n=488 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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