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University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla

  • #66 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 44,256Total Students
  • 4,617Faculty
  • 8,111Int'l Students
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Research Output
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Total Students
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Faculty
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Int'l Students
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UC San Diego offers 125 undergraduate degrees, and students have the flexibility to graduate with a dual major or design their own special major. Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees at the university are four years in length, and cover five main subject areas: arts and humanities, biological sciences, engineering, social sciences and mathematics and physical sciences.

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UC San Diego offers 125 undergraduate degrees, and students have the flexibility to graduate with a dual major or design their own special major. Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees at the university are four years in length, and cover five main subject areas: arts and humanities, biological sciences, engineering, social sciences and mathematics and physical sciences.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #70
  • 2014
    #63
  • 2015
    #59
  • 2016
    #44
  • 2017
    #40
  • 2018
    #=38
  • 2019
    #41
  • 2020
    #45
  • 2021
    #54
  • 2022
    #48
  • 2023
    #53
  • 2024
    #62
  • 2025
    #72
  • 2026
    #66
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Student & Staff

Total students
44,256

21%
79%

International students
8,111

51%
49%

Total faculty staff
4,617

607
4010

Total students
44,256

21%
79%

International students
8,111

51%
49%

Total faculty staff
4,617

4010
607
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Campus locations

La Jolla, California, United States

University of California, San Diego (UCSD),

9500 Gilman Drive , La Jolla , California , United States , 92093

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