Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRENot stated
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)Not stated
Minimum GPASee policy
3.2
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeNot stated
Statement of purposeNot stated
“New PhD students are admitted in the fall quarter of each academic year.”
“Prospective applicants should submit the official application for admission in early January.”
“Ethnic Studies Ph.D. students are required to enroll on a full-time basis (i.e., to carry a minimum enrollment of twelve units of graduate-level courses each quarter) and to maintain a grade point average of 3.2 or better.”
Extracted from ethnicstudies.ucsd.edu (opens in new tab) and grad.ucsd.edu (opens in new tab) · latest recorded check 2026-09-08