University of California - San Diego Campus

UCSD offers various career services such as dedicated career coaches, customized workshops and programs, career website with curates resources and content, access to Rady alumni and employers. The top employers of UC San Diego MBA Class of 2024 graduates were:

• Analog Devices
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Japan
• AGS
• Morgan Stanley
• Kearney (Japan)
• Engage Stack LLC
• YPOG
• EY-Parthenon

The placement rate of UCSD graduates was 72% (within 3 months of graduation). Top industries where the graduates were employed include Consulting, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Manufacturing, Non-Profit / Education, etc.

The total University of California San Diego for Non-California residents is USD 73,000 (Around INR 62.3 lakh). The fees for on-campus students are:

Yes, UC San Diego is a Tier 1 university. This university has received a status of R1: Very High Research Activity. It is basically a leader in research and USD 1.73 billion sponsored research funding was there for FY24. Also, this university was ranked at 9th position in the world for the most highly cited / most influential researchers, according to Clarivate. Additionally, the university's research programme generated 400 new invention disclosures and over 90 new U.S. patents.

To take admission to UCSD MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering course, the applicants are required to have a BS/MS degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, or Mathematics from an accredited university. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. Other admission requirements are given below:

• GRE test, not required (recommended)
• English language proficiency test (TOEFL / IELTS / PTE)
•  Statement of Purpose
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Scanned unofficial transcripts
• Resume / CV

Both these institutions fall under the institutional umbrella of the University of California, despite this, both institutions are selective to varying degrees. The University of California Riverside has an acceptance rate of around 76.4% while that of UCSD is around 25%. 

Thus, securing a seat at UC Riverside is relatively easier as compared to at UC San Diego. Though, it must be noted that UC San Diego ranks #20 in the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings while UC Riverside ranks #72.

You will have a better campus life at University of California, San Diego because of the following reasons:

1) You will have more chances to interact with your professors, you can do long hours projects with them, can interact more with all professors for various job and internship opportunities.

2) You can make more friends easily which is also an important factor.

According to the table given below, the University of California – Los Angeles ranks better than all the other similarly ranked universities mentioned in the table. Additionally, THE rankings for this university are constant form the last year and it showed an improvement too, on the other hand the University of California – Davis has fluctuating rankings. Most of the universities mentioned have been fluctuating.

The table below shows the comparison of the universities of various similarly ranked universities in the USA:

Along with the basic admission process, students must aim to work on the factors the university considers during admission to improve their selection probability. Students can check the academic and non-academic factors considered by the University of San Diego along with the level of importance: