La Jolla, California · Public
Biological/Biosystems Engineering at University of California-San Diego
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% reported program-share signal, $12,470 school-wide net price, and $84,943 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 56 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~56
- Schools with reported signal
- 21
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 26.7%
- Graduation rate
- 86.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $12,470/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $49,880
- Median debt
- $15,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $84,943/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($12,470), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($84,943), and peer averages from 21 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 21 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($6,467 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($15,241 above). Together, those evidence points place University of California-San Diego in the top 10% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.4% reported share · $9,120 net A University of California-Davis Davis, CA · 0.3% reported share · $14,741 net A University of California-Merced Merced, CA · 0.2% reported share · $11,983 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.5% reported share · $13,936 net A Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · 0.0% reported share · $14,967 net B 
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ · 0.1% reported share · $14,158 net B 
University of Idaho Moscow, ID · 1.0% reported share · $14,831 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Biological/Biosystems Engineering accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at University of California-San Diego, which is bigger than 33% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 56 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of California-San Diego's average net price is $12,470 per year, about $49,880 over four years. That is $6,467 below the $18,937 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $84,943 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,241 above the $69,702 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of California-San Diego #2 of 21 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.