University of California (San Diego Campus)

International students can apply for UCSD admissions from August 1 once the UC application opens. The University of California San Diego application deadline is from October 1 to November 30. The University of California San Diego enrolls for the Fall term only and students can apply a year before by using the UC Application. 

International students who are looking to get into the University of California San Diego must earn a GPA of 3.4 (or better) with no grade lower than a "C". The mentioned GPA is for undergraduate admission for international students.

The University of California San Diego and the University of California Irvine are ranked among the top 100 universities in the world since 2019 by Times Higher Education ranking. Both UCSD and UCI are land-grant reserch universities and part of the University of California system. However, there are some factors that differentiate them from each other such as tuition fees, accommodation, and research. Check below the global rankings of UCSD and UCI by major ranking bodies. Ranking Body UCSDUCITimes Higher Education World University Rankings 20243492QS World University Rankings 202462268

The University of California San Diego offers hundreds of courses to international studets. As per the US News and World Report 2023, the top 3 majors at UCSD are Biomedical Sciences, Computer Sciences, and Economics. The US News ranked UCSD #8 in Biomedical, #11 in Computer Science and #18 in Economics in its 2023 edition. 

According to US News & World Report, the top 3 majors at UC San Diego are:Cognitive ScienceComputer ScienceAnatomy