Public research university in San Diego, California
University of California, San Diego Motto Fiat lux (Latin )Motto in English
"Let there be light " Type Public land-grant research university Established November 18, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-11-18 ) Parent institution
University of California Accreditation WSCUC Academic affiliations
Endowment $1.36 billion (2023)[ 1] Chancellor Pradeep Khosla [ 2] Academic staff
10,810 (October 2023)[ 3] Administrative staff
28,878 (October 2023)[ 3] Students 43,381 (Fall 2023)[ 4] Undergraduates 33,792 (Fall 2023)[ 4] Postgraduates 9,589 (Fall 2023)[ 4] Location , , United States
32°52′48″N 117°14′02″W / 32.8801°N 117.234°W / 32.8801; -117.234 Campus Large city[ 6] , 2,178 acres (881 ha)[ 5] Newspaper The Guardian Colors UC San Diego Navy, Blue, Yellow, and Gold[ 7] Nickname Tritons Sporting affiliations
Mascot King Triton [ 8] Website ucsd .edu
The University of California, San Diego [ a] (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD ) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California . Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography , UC San Diego is the southernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California . It offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, enrolling 33,096 undergraduate and 9,872 graduate students, with the second largest student housing capacity in the nation.[ 12] The university occupies 2,178 acres (881 ha) near the coast of the Pacific Ocean, with the main campus resting on approximately 1,152 acres (466 ha).[ 13]
UC San Diego consists of 12 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools as well as eight undergraduate residential colleges .[ 14] [ 15] The university operates 19 organized research units as well as eight School of Medicine research units, six research centers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and two multi-campus initiatives.[ 16] UC San Diego is also closely affiliated with several regional research centers, such as the Salk Institute , the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute , the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine , and Scripps Research .
UC San Diego is considered a Public Ivy . It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[ 17] UC San Diego faculty, researchers, and alumni have won 27 Nobel Prizes , 3 Fields Medals , 8 National Medals of Science , 8 MacArthur Fellowships and 4 Pulitzer Prizes .[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] Additionally, of the current faculty, 29 have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering ,[ 19] 70 to the National Academy of Sciences ,[ 23] 45 to the Institute of Medicine and 110 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .[ 18]
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^ Gardener, Michael (May 16, 2012). "New UCSD Leader's Salary Draws Fire" . U-T San Diego . Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ a b "UC Employee Headcount" . University of California. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023 .
^ a b c "Final Registration Reports (Official Third-Week Statistics)" . Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023 .
^ "University of California Annual Financial Report 18/19" (PDF) . University of California. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020 .
^ "IPEDS-University of California-San Diego" . Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021 .
^ "UC San Diego Color Palette" . Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022 .
^ "UCSD Mascot - King Triton" . UC San Diego Athletics . University of California, San Diego. September 6, 2005. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012 .
^ "UC San Diego Editorial Style Guide" . blink.ucsd.edu . UC San Diego. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^ Atkinson, Richard C. (February 26, 1999). "Official Designation of UC Campuses" . policy.ucop.edu . Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
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^ "Long Range Development Plan 2004" (PDF) . Physical & Community Planning . University of California, San Diego. pp. 28–29. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
^ "Colleges" . admissions.ucsd.edu . Retrieved July 20, 2023 .
^ "Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science" . Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
^ "UC San Diego ORU Roster and Contacts" . Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014 .
^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup" . carnegieclassifications.iu.edu . Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
^ a b "About the Faculty" . Academic Affairs . University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013 .
^ a b "Members of the National Academies" . Jacobs School of Engineering . University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012 .
^ " 'Central Park Five' composer Anthony Davis wins the Pulitzer Prize for music" . Los Angeles Times . May 4, 2020. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
^ "50 Universities with the Most Nobel Prize Winners" . BestMastersPrograms.org . March 6, 2014. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022 .
^ "University of California Nobel Laureates" . University of California . Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013 .
^ Jennewein, Chris (April 29, 2015). "5 San Diego Scientists Elected to National Academy" . Times of San Diego . Times of San Diego LLC. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016 .
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