University profile

UC San Diego

Location: San Diego, CA

Minimum graduate stipend

$35,952 to $48,456/yr Official

Paid over 12 months · 2025-2026 · GSR Step 1 ($35,952) to Step 5 ($48,456), 12-month. Annualized by arithmetic from the published monthly scale. Actual packages usually mix TA quarters, GSR summers and fellowships. UC tables change in Fall 2026. · Flagged for re-verification: treat as provisional until we re-check the source

Official: published by the university · Source: UAW 4811 ASE Salary Scales (UC contract scale) · Verified 2026-09-27

Other stipend figures

Supporting detail: pay scales, specific schools or departments, and prior years. These are not the headline figure above.

University-wide · Ta scale $35,361 per 9-month appointment Official Paid over 9 months · 2025-2026 · TA1 (50%) $3,929/mo x 9 months. Quarter TA1 rises to $4,100/mo from Fall 2026. Annualized by arithmetic from the published monthly scale. Actual packages usually mix TA quarters, GSR summers and fellowships. UC tables change in Fall 2026. · Flagged for re-verification: treat as provisional until we re-check the source Source: UAW 4811 ASE Salary Scales (UC contract scale) · Verified 2026-09-27

Cost of living in San Diego, CA

Rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $2,200/mo Estimated City median 1BR. City-wide median; La Jolla likely higher. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $1,505/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways. City-wide median; La Jolla likely higher. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Utilities $254/mo Crowdsourced Basic utilities (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage). 85 m2 apartment, excludes internet; overstates a studio. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Public transit $72/mo Official San Diego MTS monthly pass. Rises to $85 on Oct 1 2026. Source: SANDAG transit fare structure / SDMTS college passes · Verified 2026-09-27
Parking Not yet available
Groceries (state-level estimate) $375/mo Estimated State-level estimate (California). About $4,500/yr, single adult; not a city basket. Source: MIT Living Wage food cost via Bankrate · Verified 2026-09-27

Program profiles at UC San Diego

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