Academic Ranking of World Universities

University of California, San Diego
English Name: University of California, San Diego
Region: Northern America
Country/Region: USA
Found Year: 1960
Address: 9500 Gilman Drive
Website: http://www.ucsd.edu

UC San Diego is an academic powerhouse and economic engine, recognized as one of the top 10 public U.S. universities and ranked number one in the nation for public service by the Washington Monthly. Our location is unparalleled, our impact unmistakable. UC San Diego shapes minds, changes lives, launches industries and builds the future...one student, one discovery and one achievement at a time

UC San Diego is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through excellence in education and research at the undergraduate, graduate, professional school and postdoctoral levels. The campus is committed to community engagement, public service and industry partnerships in order to advance the health and well-being of our region, state, nation and the world. Our academic community of world-renowned faculty, bright students and dedicated staff is characterized by a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation which spans the globe.

To foster the best possible working and learning environment, our university strives to maintain a climate of fairness, cooperation, and professionalism, which is embodied in our campus Principles of Community. UC San Diego embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential ingredients of academic excellence in higher education.

UC San Diego’s rich academic portfolio includes six undergraduate colleges and five academic divisions. Five graduate and professional schools include the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the School of Medicine, The Rady School of Management, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the School of Global Policy Studies. The university’s award-winning scholars are experts at the forefront of their fields with an impressive track record for achieving scientific, medical and technological breakthroughs, and include Nobel laureates, Fields medalists, Puliter and Kyoto Prize winners, Tony and Academy Award winners, and MacArthur Fellows.

 

Total Enrollment:27794
           International Students:1887(7%)
Undergraduate Enrollment:22652
           International Students:850(4%)
Graduate Enrollment:5142
           International Students:1037(20%)

Undergraduate Programs
           (Law schools do not require any particular major, but they do require evidence of good scholarship in demanding subjects. Almost any undergraduate major can qualify a student for consideration by a law school. The UC San Diego Career Services Center staff
           (Like law schools, medical schools do not generally demand a particular major but ask for a solid background in the sciences upon which medicine is built. Most premed students major in biology, chemistry, physics, or bioengineering, but a substantial numb
           5-year International Studies—Economics BA/MIA
           5-year International Studies—Political Science BA/MIA
           Aerospace Engineering BS
           Anthropological (Archaeology) BA
           Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) BA
           Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology) BA
           Anthropology BA
           Biochemistry and Cell Biology BS
           Biochemistry/Chemistry BS
           Bioengineering BS
           Bioengineering: Bioinformatics BS
           Bioengineering: Biotechnology BS
           Bioinformatics BS
           Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics BS
           Chemical Education BS
           Chemical Engineering BS
           Chemical Physics BS
           Chemistry BS
           Chinese Studies BA
           Classical Studies BA
           Cognitive Science (Clinical Aspects of Cognition) BS
           Cognitive Science (Computation) BS
           Cognitive Science (Human Cognition) BS
           Cognitive Science (Human Computer Interaction) BS
           Cognitive Science (Neuroscience) BS
           Cognitive Science BA/BS
           College Special Individual Majors BA
           Communication BA
           Computer Engineering BS
           Computer Engineering BS
           Computer Science BA/BS
           Computer Science with Specialization in Bioinformatics BS
           Critical Gender Studies BA
           Dance BA
           Earth Sciences with Specialization in Geochemistry BS
           Earth Sciences with Specialization in Geology BS
           Earth Sciences with Specialization in Geophysics BS
           Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution BS
           Economics BA
           Electrical Engineering and Society BA
           Electrical Engineering BS
           Engineering Physics BS
           Engineering Sciences BS
           Engineering Sciences BS
           Environmental Chemistry BS
           Environmental Engineering BS
           Environmental Systems—Earth Sciences BS
           Environmental Systems—Ecology, Behavior and Evolution BS
           Environmental Systems—Environmental Chemistry BS
           Environmental Systems—Environmental Policy BA
           Ethnic Studies BA
           French Literature BA
           General Biology BS
           General Physics BA
           General Physics/Secondary Education BA
           German Literature BA
           German Studies BA
           History BA
           Human Biology BS
           Human Development BA
           Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts BA
           Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts BA
           International Studies—Anthropology BA
           International Studies—Economics BA
           International Studies—History BA
           International Studies—Linguistics BA
           International Studies—Literature BA
           International Studies—Political Science BA
           International Studies—Sociology BA
           Italian Literature BA
           Italian Studies BA
           Japanese Studies BA
           Joint Economics-Mathematics BS
           Joint Mathematics-Economics BS
           Judaic Studies BA
           Language Studies BA
           Latin American Studies BA
           Linguistics (Cognition and Language) BA
           Linguistics (Language and Society) BA
           Linguistics BA
           Literature (Composite) BA
           Literature (Cultural Studies) BA
           Literature/Writing BA
           Literatures in English BA
           Literatures of the World BA
           Management Science BS
           Mathematics (Applied) BS
           Mathematics BS
           Mathematics—Applied Science BA
           Mathematics—Computer Science BS
           Mathematics—Scientific Computation BS
           Mathematics—Secondary Education BA
           Mechanical Engineering BS
           Microbiology BS
           Molecular Biology BS
           Molecular Synthesis BS
           Music BA
           Music/Humanities BA
           Nanoengineering BS
           Pharmacological Chemistry BS
           Philosophy BA
           Physics BS
           Physics with Specialization in Astrophysics BS
           Physics with Specialization in Computational Physics BS
           Physics with Specialization in Earth Sciences BS
           Physics with Specialization in Materials Physics BS
           Physics/Biophysics BS
           Physiology and Neuroscience BS
           Political Science (American Politics) BA
           Political Science (Comparative Politics) BA
           Political Science (International Relations) BA
           Political Science (Political Theory) BA
           Political Science (Public Law) BA
           Political Science (Public Policy) BA
           Political Science BA
           Probability and Statistics BS
           Psychology BA/BS
           Russian and Soviet Studies BA
           Russian Literature BA
           Sociology BA
           Sociology—American Studies BA
           Sociology—Culture and Communication BA
           Sociology—Economy and Society BA
           Sociology—International Studies BA
           Sociology—Law and Society BA
           Sociology—Science and Medicine BA
           Sociology—Social Inequity BA
           Spanish Literature BA
           Structural Engineering BS
           Study of Religion BA
           Theatre BA
           Third World Studies BA
           Urban Studies and Planning BA
           Visual Arts (Art History/Criticism) BA
           Visual Arts (Media) BA
           Visual Arts (Studio) BA
Graduate Programs
           Anthropology
           Architecture-Based Enterprise Systems Engineering
           Art History
           Bioengineering
           Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
           Biological Sciences
           Biomedical Sciences
           Chemical Engineering
           Chemistry and Biochemistry
           Clinical Research
           Cognitive Science
           Communication
           Computational Science, Mathematics, and Engineering
           Computer Science and Engineering
           Economics
           Education Studies
           Electrical and Computer Engineering
           Ethnic Studies
           Health Law: Joint MAS Degree program UCSD/Western School of Law
           History
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Audiology
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Biology
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Chemistry
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Clinical Psychology
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Engineering Sciences
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Geophysics
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Language and Communicative Disorders
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Mathematics and Science Education
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Public Health - Epidemiology
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Public Health - Global Health
           Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Public Health - Health Behavior Studies
           Latin American Studies
           Leadership of Health Care Organizations
           Linguistics
           Literature
           Literature - Master of Fine Arts in Writing
           Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
           Materials Science and Engineering
           Mathematics
           Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
           Music
           Nanoengineering
           Neurosciences
           Philosophy
           Physics
           Political Science
           Psychology
           Rady School of Management - MBA
           Rady School of Management - PhD
           School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
           Science Studies Program
           Scripps Institution of Oceanography
           Sociology
           Structural Engineering
           Theatre and Dance
           Visual Arts

Performance in Academic Ranking of World Universities
ARWU 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Institutional
Ranking
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Performance in Academic Ranking of World Universities by Broad Subject Fields
Broad Subject Fields 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
SCI19191918192021262636
ENG910910101213181423
LIFE141414151397111113
MED23252525242221222019
SOC25262425252526232627
Performance in Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject Fields
Subject Fields 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Mathematics28282623192230
Physics242122323851-7551-75
Chemistry17161615171818
Computer Science15161614111114
Economics/Business20202017191819
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