La Jolla, California · Public
Systems Engineering at University of California-San Diego
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 42 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~42
- Schools with reported signal
- 91
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.
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 91 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,001 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($13,032 above). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 8% 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.
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 0.2% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 5.3% reported share · $20,111 net A+ California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA · 0.2% reported share · $8,615 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.0% reported share · $9,288 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Systems Engineering accounts for 0.1% of reported programs at University of California-San Diego, which is bigger than 29% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 42 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 $8,001 below the $20,471 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 $13,032 above the $71,911 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 #7 of 91 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.