2. Introduction to the University of California, San Diego:
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is a world-class research university founded in La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA. It is one of the top 100 universities in the world, and belongs to the famous California University System, the Pacific Rim University Alliance, the International Public University Forum and the American University Members Association of the North American Top University Alliance. This school is called "Public Ivy League School" and belongs to Tier- 1 (the highest level), one of the top public universities in the United States.
UCSD manages 19 research institutions, including Energy Research Center, Qualcomm Institute, San Diego Supercomputer Center, Cabili Brain &; Mind Institute, 8 medical institutes, 6 research centers of Scripps Oceanographic Institute and 2 multi-campus projects, including the Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation. The University of California, San Diego also has close ties with several regional research centers, such as Salk Institute of Biology and Scripps Institute. According to the National Science Foundation, the total funding for UCSD research is as high as 654.38+0.9 billion US dollars, ranking fifth in the United States.
UCSD was founded in 1960, and 27 alumni and teaching and research staff won 28 Nobel Prizes, 3 Fields Prizes, 8 National Science Medals, 8 MacArthur Genius Prizes and 2 Pulitzer Prizes. Among the current teaching staff, 29 are from the National Academy of Engineering. 70 from the National Academy of Sciences; 45 from the National Medical College of the United States; And 1 10 Fellow of American Academy of Arts.
UCSD 20 19 us News American University Rankings 418,20 19 World University World Soft Science Rankings 19,2020 American News World University 19,2020 Times Higher Education World University 3 1. 20 19 Forbes ranked 79th among American universities.