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About University of California, San Diego

According to Wikipedia, The University of California, San Diego 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, and offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, enrolling 33,343 undergraduate and 9,533 graduate students. The university occupies near the coast of the Pacific Ocean, with the main campus resting on approximately . UC San Diego is ranked among the best universities in the world by major college and university rankings.

University of California, San Diego Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual Applications	Acceptance	Graduation Rate	Median SAT Score	Median ACT Score
100,062	37%	87%	1370	30

How Much Does University of California, San Diego Cost To Attend?

Tuition (in-state)	Fees (in-state)
$11,442	$3,206

How Much Do University of California, San Diego Graduates Make?

If you graduate from University of California, San Diego, then you can expect to earn an average of $69,600 per year. You also have a 89% chance of being employed after 10 years.

University of California, San Diego's Demographics

Demographic data is for full-time, on-campus students.

Student Body	Under-Grads	Graduates
39,448	32,055	7,393

Where is University of California, San Diego?

University of California, San Diego is located at 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla CA 92093

What Is University of California, San Diego Known For?

University of California, San Diego is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:

University of California, San Diego's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Computer Science

Political Science

Law

#382

World Rank

#142

USA Rank

Religious Studies

Who Are University of California, San Diego's Most Influential Alumni?

University of California, San Diego's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Biology, Computer Science, and Physics. Here are some of University of California, San Diego's most famous alumni:

Angela Davis: An American political activist, scholar, and author.
Michael I. Jordan: An American computer scientist, University of California, Berkeley.
Susumu Tonegawa: A Japanese biologist .
Kim Stanley Robinson: An American science fiction writer.
Gregory Benford: A Science fiction author and astrophysicist.
Bart Kosko: An American academic.
Craig Venter: An American biotechnologist and businessman, (1946– ), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
David E. Shaw: An American computer scientist & hedge fund founder.
Robert Todd Carroll: An American philosopher.
Antony Garrett Lisi: An American theoretical physicist.
Bill Atkinson: An American computer engineer.
B. Alan Wallace: An American author, translator, teacher, researcher, interpreter, and Buddhist practitioner.