Tuition and Fees

Note: All summer fees are subject to change.

Full payment of all fees is required to complete registration. Due to shortened timelines in summer, your bill may come after fees are due. Refer to the Summer Session Calendar for due dates and important deadlines.

For official posting of Tuition & Registration fees, please see TritonLink.

Non-resident (out of state) students: All UC undergraduate students pay the same tuition rate in the Summer regardless of their status of out of state, non-residential, or international. There is no difference between CA resident or out of state students. All Visiting Students pay the same tuition rate regardless of their status as well.

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Current UC San Diego Students - Undergraduate and Graduate

Incoming First-Year and Transfer Students

Visiting UC Students

High School, Alumni, Visiting College students (non-UC students) and Community Members

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Tuition fees sample reference guide (all fees subject to change):

Student Category	Application Fee (non-refundable)	Tuition per unit	Campus-based Fees*	Total per Session
UC San Diego Undergraduates (current and incoming students)	$0	$279	$288.49	One 4-unit course: $1,404.49 Two 4-unit courses: $2,520.49
Undergraduates from other University of California campus	$50	$279	$288.49	One 4-unit course: $1,454.49 Two 4-unit courses: $2,570.49
UC San Diego Graduate Students (Fees differ for students in the select UC San Diego graduate and professional school programs. Visit TritonLink for more information)	$0	$389	$116.43	One 4-unit course: $1,672.43 Two 4-unit courses: $3,228.43
All Other Visiting Students (ex: US college/university student, high school, UC San Diego alumni)	$100	$389	$368.49	One 4-unit course: $2,024.49 Two 4-unit courses: $3,580.49

*Campus-based fees include

University Center Fee: $55.43 per session
RIMAC Facility Fee: $50.00 per session
Canyonview Facility Fee: $11.00 per session
Intercollegiate Athletics Fees: $172.06 per session (undergraduates & visiting students only)
One-time Document Fee: $80 (non-UC visiting students only)

Special Note about Campus-Based Fees:

Students registered in all three Summer Sessions (Session 1, Session 2, and Special Session) within the same calendar year will automatically be refunded one set of campus-based fees.Eligible students will be refunded once Summer is over. This ensures students have not withdrawn for full refund, and that the fees were paid to the university. The Office of the Registrar manages this fee reversal process.

Campus-based fees at UC San Diego support campus services, maintain facilities, and preserve the campus infrastructure. These fees are facilities fees and not usage fees by campus and mandatory for all students and we cannot waive them. These fees were voted by a student referendum to support student activities on campus, including summer. You can view an explanation of these fees here: Fee Information