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The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California. Founded around the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1959, it has grown to become one of the most selective University of California campuses.


MottoFiat Lux
(Latin, "Let There Be Light")
Established 1959
School type Public
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox
Location La Jolla, California, USA
Enrollment 19,000 undergraduate,
3,000 graduate
Faculty 1,471
Endowment US$271 million
Campus Suburban, 2,040 acres (8 kmē)
Sports teams Tritons
Website

/ www.ucsd.edu

1 Academics

UCSD excels in the sciences and engineering, aided by a strong local biotechnology sector. In 1995, the National Research Council ranked UCSD faculty the 10th best in the nation, and ranked numerous programs among the top ten in the United States in terms of quality: neurosciences (1st), oceanography (1st), biomedical engineering (2nd), physiology (2nd), pharmacology (3rd), genetics (6th), geosciences (6th), cell and developmental biology (7th), anthropology (9th), biochemistry and molecular biology (9th), political science (9th), aerospace engineering (10th), and mechanical engineering (10th). UCSD also counts among its research centers the renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the San Diego Supercomputer Center.

UCSD is an important research center, with annual research funding totalling over $600 million. The National Science Foundation has ranked UCSD first in the UC system and sixth in the nation in terms of Federal R&D expenditures. Furthermore, some 200 San Diego companies have been founded by UCSD faculty and alumni, and over 40% of the people employed in the San Diego biotechnology industry work in UCSD spin-offs. Sixteen UCSD faculty members have won the Nobel Prize, nine of which are currently on the faculty. UCSD faculty also include nine MacArthur Fellows and 146 Guggenheim Fellows . UCSD ranks sixth in the nation in terms of National Academy of Science membership.





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