UC San Diego is widely acknowledged for its local impact, national influence and global reach. In the 2008 U.S. News & World Report rankings, the university is recognized as the seventh best public university and is in the top 35 of all public and private universities in the nation.
As a premier research institution, UC San Diego is in the entrepreneurial business of creating new knowledge, from combating global warming to composing an orchestral symphony to writing a book about electoral politics. Every faculty member—regardless of his or her academic field—is engaged in the stimulating quest for new information and understanding. Instructors, like their students, are always learning, constantly bringing new knowledge and insights into the classroom, and fostering a sense of intellectual curiosity among their students.
UC San Diego is a great research university
in a great research neighborhood.
The Torrey Pines Mesa is an internationally acclaimed hotbed of discovery and innovation. UC San Diego, located in the heart of the mesa, is not an island but a nexus—with links to a myriad of knowledge-generating centers. Within a four-mile radius of the university are 30,000 researchers in an impressive array of disciplines.
A cross-disciplinary approach
Several of the university’s top-ranked programs cross intellectual boundaries, such as bioengineering, theatre and dance, digital arts and neuroscience. Environmental science, for instance, is a truly interdisciplinary program that involves eleven other departments.
Collaboration with the community
UC San Diego researchers frequently collaborate with their prestigious neighbors, including the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla Playhouse,Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla Symphony, and The Scripps Research Institute.
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