University of California San Diego
(UCSD)
Part of University of California System
About
The University of California, San Diego is a public land-grant research university in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States. Established in 1960, it is the southernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California. It occupies 2,178 acres (881 ha) near the Pacific coast.
Ranked Top 50 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 139 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
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Key Facts
Historical Trend
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Subject Rankings
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36 subjectsARWU
49 subjectsQS
44 subjectsTHE
10 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences | 27 | 83.7 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 36 | 83.4 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 39 | 75.5 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 40 | 69.0 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 45 | 66.5 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 47 | 73.5 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | =52 | 72.7 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 58 | 63.9 | 2026 |
| Education | 87 | 57.0 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | =89 | 53.8 | 2026 |