exceptions, is required to purchase a dining plan.
As of September 2025, UC San Diego had 24,500 beds in student housing, giving it the highest capacity in the United States tied with UCLA. The university currently offers two years guaranteed housing to both incoming freshmen and incoming transfer students, and it intends to reach capacity for a four-year housing guarantee.
=== Greek life ===
UC San Diego supports several fraternities and sororities. The university also sponsors a Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), which currently recognizes eight fraternities and seven sororities. Greek organizations at UC San Diego do not have chapter houses.
== Athletics ==
On November 27, 2017, the university announced that its athletic programs have begun a six-year transition process from NCAA Division II to Division I, where it became a member of the Big West Conference. As of 2017 most of UC San Diego's 23 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams still participate in Division II, 12-member California Collegiate Athletic …
