University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD or UC San Diego) is a public research university. It is in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States.[1] UCSD is part of the University of California system. It was founded in 1960 near the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.[2]
There were 22,048 undergraduate and 5,073 graduate students in Fall 2007. The university awarded 6,802 degrees in 2005/06.[3] The university is organized into six undergraduate colleges and six graduate divisions. It offers 125 undergraduate majors, 52 masters degrees, 51 doctoral programs, and four professional degrees.[4]
In 2012, UCSD was ranked the 15th best university in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[5] The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UC San Diego as the 35th best university in the nation.[6] UCSD is consistently ranked high in other college and university rankings. In 2010, the university ranked 1st nationally in The Washington Monthly.[7]
University Of California, San Diego Media
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
Geisel Library, named for Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss
Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute building
The Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center houses the Departments of Cardiology and Emergency Medicine at UC San Diego Health
UCSD Campus.
Snake Path, east of Geisel Library.
San Diego Trolley with Blue Line Extension to UC San Diego
Pepper Canyon West Living & Learning Neighborhood under construction as viewed from UC San Diego Central Campus station.
UC San Diego Rady School of Management and a Seventh College dormitory.
West exterior of the School of Global Policy and Strategy
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References
- ↑ Getting to Know San Diego
- ↑ "San Diego: Historical Overview". University of California History Digital Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ↑ "Degrees Awarded" (PDF). University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ↑ "University of California, San Diego Triton Stats" (PDF). University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2012". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Rankingsandreviews.com". Archived from the original on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ↑ "Washington Monthly: 2009 National University Rankings". Washington Monthly. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2009-10-08.