University of California (San Diego Campus)

Once again the University of San Diego has strengthened its reputation as a global academic institution, rising one spot to No. 3 among public U.S. Universities in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Also, the university advanced to No. 14 among the public colleges overall and No. 18 in the world in the annual list. This ranking is a testament to the university's groundbreaking research, transformative, innovation, and world-class education. Furthermore, UC San Diego has recently been named as the No. 3 public university in the nation by Forbes in the 2025 America's Top Colleges list. In the world rankings released by Times Higher Education, UC San Diego ranks at #34 in 2025.

The University of California Santa Barbara and the University of California San Diego are famous universities among international students studying in the USA. UCSD and UCSB are two popular campuses of the University of California. Mentioned below are the comparison between these two in terms of acceptance rate and tuition fees:UniversitiesAcceptance RateTuition Fees for First YearUniversity of California Santa Barbara33%INR 22 L to INR 46 LUniversity of California San Diego25%INR 22 L to INR 66 LBoth UCSD and UCSB look good in terms of thier tuition fees and acceptance rates. Therefore, it's on you where you want to apply for admission.

San Diego State University and Universty of California San Diego are renowned institutions offering unique campus cultures and various academic programs. While they share a great reputation, there are subtle differences between the two universities. The below table compares the rankings, fees and acceptance rate of San Diego State University and University of California San Diego . Overall this information could be useful for students who are considering them.Here is the comparison highlighting the differences between the Universities: Name of The UniversityRankingAcceptance Rate1st Year Tuition FeeUCSD20 25% (fall 2023)UG: INR 36 L - 37 LPG: INR 47 LSan Diego State University1001-120037%UG:  INR 11 L - 17 LUG: INR 13 L - 25 L  (The comparison of fees was between the BTech course for UG and the MBA course for PG)