	University of California-San Diego 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of California, San Diego (also referred to as UC San Diego or UCSD) is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, in the United States. The university occupies 2,141 acres (866 ha) near the coast of the Pacific Ocean with the main campus resting on approximately 1,152 acres (466 ha). Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is the seventh oldest of the 10 University of California campuses and offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, enrolling about 22,700 undergraduate and 6,300 graduate students. UC San Diego is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which recognizes top public research universities in the United States. UC San Diego is a highly regarded research institution, ranked 14th in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 19th in U.S. News & World Report 's 2016 global university rankings, 21st in the world by the Center for World University Rankings, 39th in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and 44th overall in the world by QS World University Rankings. UC San Diego is also ranked 9th among public universities and 38th among all universities in the United States according to U.S. News & World Report. UC San Diego is organized into six undergraduate residential colleges (Revelle, Muir, Marshall, Warren, Roosevelt, and Sixth), three graduate schools (Jacobs School of Engineering, Rady School of Management and School of Global Policy and Strategy), and two professional medical schools (UC San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences) UC San Diego is also home to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, one of the first centers dedicated to ocean, earth and atmospheric science research and education. UC San Diego Health, the region's only academic health system, provides patient care, conducts medical research and educates future health care professionals. The university operates 19 organized research units (ORUs), including the Qualcomm Institute (a branch of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology), San Diego Supercomputer Center and the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, as well as eight School of Medicine research units, six research centers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and two multi-campus initiatives, including the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. 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 the Scripps Research Institute. According to the National Science Foundation, UC San Diego spent $1.067 billion on research and development in fiscal year 2015, ranking it 6th in the nation. UC San Diego faculty, researchers, and alumni have won twenty Nobel Prizes, eight National Medals of Science, eight MacArthur Fellowships, two Pulitzer Prizes, and three Fields medals. Additionally, of the current faculty, 29 have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, 70 to the National Academy of Sciences, 45 to the Institute of Medicine and 110 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. History When the Regents of the University of California originally authorized the San Diego campus in 1956, it was planned to be a graduate and research institution, providing instruction in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Local citizens supported the idea, voting the same year to transfer to the university 59 acres (24 ha) of mesa land on the coast near the preexisting Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The Regents requested an additional gift of 550 acres (220 ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of California Details

University of California Details
detail	value
state	California
conference	Division II Independents
public	Public
scores	1915/1277/29
level	Excellent
rank	[26
overall ROI rank	[70
size	medium-large
undergrads	24810
grads	5899
price	54132
drop	13
stem	50
research	1009
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of California-San Diego?

1. number 26 for Academics.

2. number 70 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of California-San Diego?

1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

2. University of Maryland-College Park

3. University of California-Berkeley

4. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

5. Case Western Reserve University

6. Brigham Young University-Provo

7. University of Washington-Seattle Campus

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of California National Academic Rankings

University of California National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	26	98	55	39	35	8	3	146	70
All	26	72	50	39	35	8	3	70	46
All Nonivy	18	66	44	31	27	6	3	66	32
Public	5	15	11	12	13	3	1	65	25
Stem High	8	14	20	6	5	4	2	38	22
Stem Low	20	49	45	28	27	7	3	79	47
West Coast Region	4	15	8	6	6	4	1	11	5
State of California	4	12	7	6	6	4	1	8	5
Top Ten Top250	26	98	55	39	35	8	3	146	70
Top Ten Public	5	9	7	10	10	3	1	9	7
Top Ten Stem High	6	10	10	6	5	4	2	10	9
Top Ten West Coast Region	5	9	8	6	6	4	1	6	5
Top Ten State of California	5	9	7	6	6	4	1	6	5

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of California

University of California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
86.52	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
86.11	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
86.10	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
84.81	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
81.32	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
79.42	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
78.73	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
78.50	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
77.76	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
77.17	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
74.92	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
74.84	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
74.69	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
74.55	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
74.47	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
74.40	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
74.11	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
74.01	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
73.95	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
70.85	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
68.84	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
68.45	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
67.85	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
67.72	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
67.22	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
66.62	New York University	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	35	101

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

University of California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of California

University of California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.92	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
96.44	Big Ten Conference (Average)	-	Big Ten Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	22
95.62	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
94.42	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
94.12	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
93.73	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
91.51	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
90.83	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
90.67	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
90.61	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
90.57	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
90.41	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
89.96	Atlantic Coast Conference (Average)	-	Atlantic Coast Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	21
89.10	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
89.07	University Athletic Association (Average)	-	University Athletic Association	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
88.89	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
88.07	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
87.50	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
87.10	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
86.73	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
86.53	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
85.80	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
85.24	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
85.07	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
84.93	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4

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