UC San Diego is an academic powerhouse and economic engine, recognized as one of the top 10 public U.S. universities and ranked number one in the nation for public service by the Washington Monthly. Our location is unparalleled, our impact unmistakable. UC San Diego shapes minds, changes lives, launches industries and builds the future...one student, one discovery and one achievement at a time UC San Diego is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through excellence in education and research at the undergraduate, graduate, professional school and postdoctoral levels. The campus is committed to community engagement, public service and industry partnerships in order to advance the health and well-being of our region, state, nation and the world. Our academic community of world-renowned faculty, bright students and dedicated staff is characterized by a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation which spans the globe. To foster the best possible working and learning environment, our university strives to maintain a climate of fairness, cooperation, and professionalism, which is embodied in our campus Principles of Community. UC San Diego embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential ingredients of academic excellence in higher education. UC San Diego¡¯s rich academic portfolio includes six undergraduate colleges and five academic divisions. Five graduate and professional schools include the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the School of Medicine, The Rady School of Management, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the School of Global Policy Studies. The university¡¯s award-winning scholars are experts at the forefront of their fields with an impressive track record for achieving scientific, medical and technological breakthroughs, and include Nobel laureates, Fields medalists, Puliter and Kyoto Prize winners, Tony and Academy Award winners, and MacArthur Fellows.
Subject | Rank |
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Oceanography | 1 |
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 9 |
Earth Sciences | 12 |
Political Sciences | 12 |
Human Biological Sciences | 13 |
Biological Sciences | 14 |
Economics | 14 |
Atmospheric Science | 15 |
Undergraduate Programs |
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(Law schools do not require any particular major, but they do require evidence of good scholarship in demanding subjects. Almost any undergraduate major can qualify a student for consideration by a law school. The UC San Diego Career Services Center staff |
(Like law schools, medical schools do not generally demand a particular major but ask for a solid background in the sciences upon which medicine is built. Most premed students major in biology, chemistry, physics, or bioengineering, but a substantial numb |
5-year International Studies¡ªEconomics BA/MIA |
5-year International Studies¡ªPolitical Science BA/MIA |
Aerospace Engineering BS |
Anthropological (Archaeology) BA |
Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) BA |
Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology) BA |
Anthropology BA |
Biochemistry and Cell Biology BS |
Biochemistry/Chemistry BS |
Bioengineering BS |
Bioengineering: Bioinformatics BS |
Bioengineering: Biotechnology BS |
Bioinformatics BS |
Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics BS |
Chemical Education BS |
Chemical Engineering BS |
Chemical Physics BS |
Chemistry BS |
Chinese Studies BA |
Classical Studies BA |
Cognitive Science (Clinical Aspects of Cognition) BS |
Cognitive Science (Computation) BS |
Cognitive Science (Human Cognition) BS |
Cognitive Science (Human Computer Interaction) BS |
Cognitive Science (Neuroscience) BS |
Cognitive Science BA/BS |
College Special Individual Majors BA |
Communication BA |
Computer Engineering BS |
Computer Engineering BS |
Computer Science BA/BS |
Computer Science with Specialization in Bioinformatics BS |
Critical Gender Studies BA |
Dance BA |
Earth Sciences with Specialization in Geochemistry BS |
Earth Sciences with Specialization in Geology BS |
Earth Sciences with Specialization in Geophysics BS |
Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution BS |
Economics BA |
Electrical Engineering and Society BA |
Electrical Engineering BS |
Engineering Physics BS |
Engineering Sciences BS |
Engineering Sciences BS |
Environmental Chemistry BS |
Environmental Engineering BS |
Environmental Systems¡ªEarth Sciences BS |
Environmental Systems¡ªEcology, Behavior and Evolution BS |
Environmental Systems¡ªEnvironmental Chemistry BS |
Environmental Systems¡ªEnvironmental Policy BA |
Ethnic Studies BA |
French Literature BA |
General Biology BS |
General Physics BA |
General Physics/Secondary Education BA |
German Literature BA |
German Studies BA |
History BA |
Human Biology BS |
Human Development BA |
Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts BA |
Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts BA |
International Studies¡ªAnthropology BA |
International Studies¡ªEconomics BA |
International Studies¡ªHistory BA |
International Studies¡ªLinguistics BA |
International Studies¡ªLiterature BA |
International Studies¡ªPolitical Science BA |
International Studies¡ªSociology BA |
Italian Literature BA |
Italian Studies BA |
Japanese Studies BA |
Joint Economics-Mathematics BS |
Joint Mathematics-Economics BS |
Judaic Studies BA |
Language Studies BA |
Latin American Studies BA |
Linguistics (Cognition and Language) BA |
Linguistics (Language and Society) BA |
Linguistics BA |
Literature (Composite) BA |
Literature (Cultural Studies) BA |
Literature/Writing BA |
Literatures in English BA |
Literatures of the World BA |
Management Science BS |
Mathematics (Applied) BS |
Mathematics BS |
Mathematics¡ªApplied Science BA |
Mathematics¡ªComputer Science BS |
Mathematics¡ªScientific Computation BS |
Mathematics¡ªSecondary Education BA |
Mechanical Engineering BS |
Microbiology BS |
Molecular Biology BS |
Molecular Synthesis BS |
Music BA |
Music/Humanities BA |
Nanoengineering BS |
Pharmacological Chemistry BS |
Philosophy BA |
Physics BS |
Physics with Specialization in Astrophysics BS |
Physics with Specialization in Computational Physics BS |
Physics with Specialization in Earth Sciences BS |
Physics with Specialization in Materials Physics BS |
Physics/Biophysics BS |
Physiology and Neuroscience BS |
Political Science (American Politics) BA |
Political Science (Comparative Politics) BA |
Political Science (International Relations) BA |
Political Science (Political Theory) BA |
Political Science (Public Law) BA |
Political Science (Public Policy) BA |
Political Science BA |
Probability and Statistics BS |
Psychology BA/BS |
Russian and Soviet Studies BA |
Russian Literature BA |
Sociology BA |
Sociology¡ªAmerican Studies BA |
Sociology¡ªCulture and Communication BA |
Sociology¡ªEconomy and Society BA |
Sociology¡ªInternational Studies BA |
Sociology¡ªLaw and Society BA |
Sociology¡ªScience and Medicine BA |
Sociology¡ªSocial Inequity BA |
Spanish Literature BA |
Structural Engineering BS |
Study of Religion BA |
Theatre BA |
Third World Studies BA |
Urban Studies and Planning BA |
Visual Arts (Art History/Criticism) BA |
Visual Arts (Media) BA |
Visual Arts (Studio) BA |
Graduate Programs |
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Anthropology |
Architecture-Based Enterprise Systems Engineering |
Art History |
Bioengineering |
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology |
Biological Sciences |
Biomedical Sciences |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Clinical Research |
Cognitive Science |
Communication |
Computational Science, Mathematics, and Engineering |
Computer Science and Engineering |
Economics |
Education Studies |
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Ethnic Studies |
Health Law: Joint MAS Degree program UCSD/Western School of Law |
History |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Audiology |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Biology |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Chemistry |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Clinical Psychology |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Engineering Sciences |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Geophysics |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Language and Communicative Disorders |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Mathematics and Science Education |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Public Health - Epidemiology |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Public Health - Global Health |
Joint Doctoral Program SDSU/UCSD - Public Health - Health Behavior Studies |
Latin American Studies |
Leadership of Health Care Organizations |
Linguistics |
Literature |
Literature - Master of Fine Arts in Writing |
Marine Biodiversity and Conservation |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Mathematics |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
Music |
Nanoengineering |
Neurosciences |
Philosophy |
Physics |
Political Science |
Psychology |
Rady School of Management - MBA |
Rady School of Management - PhD |
School of International Relations and Pacific Studies |
Science Studies Program |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Sociology |
Structural Engineering |
Theatre and Dance |
Visual Arts |