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University of California-San Diego Scholarships and Merit Aid

La Jolla, California

13 scholarships University of California-San Diego publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

33,787Undergraduates
27%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (6)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Hope Scholars Program

$0 to $5,000

awarding scholarships up to $5,000 per academic year to eligible UC San Diego undergraduate students.fas.ucsd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Chancellor's Associates Scholarship

$0 to $40,000

Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
a four-year scholarship of up to $40,000 (up to $10,000 per year)fas.ucsd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Clayton H. Brace Scholarship

$0 to $1,000

Renewable
Not stated as renewable
Award amount and term: A 1-year award up to $1,000.fas.ucsd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Chancellor's Associates Scholarship: Enrolled Members of Federally Recognized Tribes

$0 to $40,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Award amount and term: A 4-year award up to $40,000, paid at up to $10,000 per year.fas.ucsd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

CREATE Undergraduate Scholarship

$0 to $500

Renewable
Not stated as renewable
Award amount and term: A 1-year award up to $500.fas.ucsd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Lytle Scholarship

$0 to $10,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Award amount and term: A 4-year award up to $10,000, paid at up to $2,500 per year.fas.ucsd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Awards that take an application (3)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Continuing Undergraduates Scholarships

$0 to $15,000

Scholarship awards up to $15,000 may be available for eligible applicants.fas.ucsd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Regents Scholarship

$0

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Entering freshmen receive a $20,000 honorarium paid at $5,000 per year in each of their 4 undergraduate years (plus other special privileges).fas.ucsd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Triton Scholars Award

$5,000 to $20,000

Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Awards range from $5,000 to $20,000 per year for up to four years of undergraduate study.fas.ucsd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (4)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Clayton H. Brace Scholarship

$0 to $1,000

Award amount and term: A 1-year award up to $1,000.fas.ucsd.edu

Dr. A.R. Moossa Scholarship

$0 to $8,000

Award amount and term: A 4-year award up to $8,000, paid at up to $2,000 per year.fas.ucsd.edu

Mary S. and Joseph W. Watson Scholarship

$0 to $10,000

Award amount and term: A 4-year award up to $10,000, paid at up to $2,500 per year.fas.ucsd.edu

Allene Huanani Wong Scholarship

$0 to $40,000

Award amount and term: A 4-year award up to $40,000, paid at up to $10,000 per year.fas.ucsd.edu
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What University of California-San Diego costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$46,788In-state, per year
$86,058Out-of-state, per year

Where University of California-San Diego lists its scholarships

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a University of California-San Diego page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.