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 31,842 undergraduate and 8,631 graduate students. The university occupies 2,178 acres near the coast of the Pacific Ocean, with the main campus resting on approximately 1,152 acres. UC San Diego is ranked among the best universities in the world by major college and university rankings. UC San Diego consists of four academic divisions, and seven graduate and professional schools. The university has seven undergraduate residential colleges, receiving over 99,000 freshman applicants for Fall 2019, making it the second most applied to university in the United States.
| Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
| Motto (English) | Let there be light |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | November 18, 1960 |
| Parent institution | University of California |
| Academic affiliations | AAU, Pacific Rim, URA, Sea-grant, Space-grant |
| Endowment | $2.3 billion (2020) |
| Chancellor | Pradeep Khosla |
| Academic staff | 10,625 (April 2019) |
| Administrative staff | 24,212 (April 2019) |
| Students | 40,473 (Fall 2020) |
| Undergraduates | 31,842 (Fall 2020) |
| Postgraduates | 8,631 (Fall 2020) |
| Campus | Urban, 2,178 acres |
| Newspaper | The Guardian |
| Colors | UC San Diego Blue & UC San Diego Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I – Big West |
| Mascot | King Triton |
| Sporting affiliations | Big West Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Western Water Polo Association, Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association |
About UC San Diego
Originally established in 1903 as the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, the school would be organized into six undergraduate residential colleges, five academic divisions and five graduate and professional schools after becoming UC San Diego in 1960.
Achievement of UC San Diego
In the 2000's, the university added new professional schools called the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Rady School of Management. It also added the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology to be run jointly with University of California, Irvine.
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Latest information about UC San Diego updated on July 28 2021.
