UC San Diego students returned to classes Thursday for the fall semester.
An estimated 5,300 incoming freshmen and 2,700 transfer students joined the more than 25,000 students already studying at UCSD.
The new freshmen have an overall GPA of 4.08 and average SAT Reasoning scores of 628, 690 and 644, respectively, for Critical Reading, Math and Writing.
School officials are enterprising several new initiatives this year.
More peer-to-peer education will be available at the Sexual Assault Resource Center, and learning about sexual assault and how to report it is now mandatory for all incoming freshmen and transfer students.
The university’s Triton Fest, which began last fall, is returning with twice as many events. The festival features five back-to-back weekends of music, food, and activities. It starts at the end of September and runs through the first three weekends of October. The festival is an opportunity for new students to get involved in campus life early in the year.
Lemongrass: Fresh Farm Plates is the newest restaurant opening in the Price Center. Previously a favorite at the weekly farmer’s market in Town Square, the restaurant specializes in Asian barbeque and will feature an expanded menu.
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An estimated 4,641 freshmen will live on campus, approximately 43% of undergrad housing. Overall about 10,700 new and continuing students will live on campus.
“It is with great pleasure that we welcome these bright minds to UC San Diego and our academic community,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “Our goal is to provide our students with a high-quality education and a wide-range of opportunities so they can have the best possible college experience.”
