COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110680PUBLIC

LA JOLLA, CA

University of California-San Diego

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$12,470Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate86.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$83,130working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$15,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$83,130
Median earnings 5 years after completion$84,593

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$7,525
$30,001–48,000$8,155
$48,001–75,000$9,942
$75,001–110,000$15,199
$110,001+$28,785

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion86.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention94.0%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients34.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share21.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid49.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,396federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates34,948IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate26.7%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$15,500

6,434 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

23 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 384 working graduates$159,487 earnings · $16,550 debt →Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$149,139 earnings · $18,497 debt →Mathematics and Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 252 working graduates$137,218 earnings · $18,887 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 186 working graduates$118,150 earnings · $20,342 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 107 working graduates$104,229 earnings · $20,000 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$96,798 earnings · $18,157 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 136 working graduates$91,745 earnings · $16,400 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$89,451 earnings · $17,500 debt →Engineering, OtherBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$88,159 earnings · $19,250 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 283 working graduates$87,307 earnings · $15,000 debt →International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degree · 384 working graduates$81,174 earnings · $16,500 debt →Cognitive ScienceBachelor's Degree · 332 working graduates$81,160 earnings · $17,481 debt →MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$79,015 earnings · $16,250 debt →ChemistryBachelor's Degree · 122 working graduates$77,249 earnings · $16,100 debt →Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree · 361 working graduates$72,491 earnings · $17,500 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 255 working graduates$67,713 earnings · $16,030 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 255 working graduates$67,302 earnings · $14,568 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 193 working graduates$66,110 earnings · $15,280 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 395 working graduates$64,437 earnings · $17,667 debt →Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$61,799 earnings · $19,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$55,534 earnings · $14,413 debt →Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$52,701 earnings · $18,834 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 195 working graduates$51,679 earnings · $16,124 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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