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University of California, San Diego

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For the California State University university, see San Diego State University. For the private university, see University of San Diego.

University of California, San Diego
MottoFiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English
"Let there be light"
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedNovember 18, 1960 (1960-11-18)
Parent institution
University of California
AccreditationWSCUC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$1.36 billion (2023)[1]
ChancellorPradeep Khosla[2]
Academic staff
10,810 (fall 2023)[3]
Administrative staff
28,878 (fall 2023)[3]
Students43,381 (fall 2023)[4]
Undergraduates33,792 (fall 2023)[4]
Postgraduates9,589 (fall 2023)[4]
Location
La Jolla, San Diego, California
,
United States

32°52′48″N 117°14′02″W / 32.8801°N 117.234°W / 32.8801; -117.234
CampusLarge city[6], 2,178 acres (881 ha)[5]
NewspaperThe Guardian
ColorsUC San Diego Navy, Blue, Yellow, and Gold[7]
       
NicknameTritons
Sporting affiliations
MascotKing Triton[8]
Websiteucsd.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The University of California, San Diego[a] (UC San Diego, or colloquially UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California, United States. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, 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.[13] The university occupies 2,178 acres (881 ha) near the Pacific coast.[14]

UC San Diego consists of 12 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools as well as 8 undergraduate residential colleges.[15][16] The university operates 19 organized research units as well as 8 School of Medicine research units, 6 research centers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and 2 multi-campus initiatives.[17] UC San Diego is also closely affiliated with several regional research centers such as the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Scripps Research, Sanford Burnham Prebys, and the Sanford Consortium.

UC San Diego is considered a Public Ivy. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[18] 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.[19][20][21][22][23] Additionally, of the current faculty, 29 have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering,[20] 70 to the National Academy of Sciences,[24] 45 to the National Academy of Medicine and 110 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[19]

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  2. ^ 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.
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  4. ^ a b c "Final Registration Reports (Official Third-Week Statistics)". Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "IPEDS-University of California-San Diego". Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "UC San Diego Color Palette". Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "UC San Diego Editorial Style Guide". blink.ucsd.edu. UC San Diego. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Stadtman, Verne A. (1970). The University of California, 1868–1968. New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 410.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Editorial, Brand Guidelines, University of California". brand.universityofcalifornia.edu. Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Colleges". admissions.ucsd.edu. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  16. ^ "Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science". Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "UC San Diego ORU Roster and Contacts". Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  18. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "About the Faculty". Academic Affairs. University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "'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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "University of California Nobel Laureates". University of California. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  24. ^ 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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