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University of California - San Diego Campus Rankings 2025

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A+ Shiksha Grade
1200 acre campus
Estd. 1960

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UCSD Ranking Highlights
UCSD University Ranking
UCSD US News & World Report Ranking 2024
UCSD QS Ranking 2025
UCSD THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2024
UCSD ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
UCSD Bloomberg Ranking 2023
UCSD Course Ranking
UCSD Student Reviews

UCSD
Ranking Highlights

Recognized globally as a leading global enterprise, University of California - San Diego Campus is dedicated to delivering academic excellence. The University of California - San Diego Campus has recieved an A+ rating by Shiksha Grading.

Even though there are multiple global ranking metrics available for students to check university rankings, what makes Shiksha Grading different is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.

Moving forward, according to 'University Ranking' category of QS 2025, University of California - San Diego Campus ranks #72, showing a downgrade from its previous ranking of #62 in 2024. University of California - San Diego Campus also ranks #34 in THE 'University Ranking' category 2024. As compared to the last year, University of California - San Diego Campus witnessed a declining trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #32 in 2023. Furthermore, University of California - San Diego Campus ranks #28 in US News 'National University' category in 2024.

Check out more details on University of California - San Diego Campus ranking in the below content.

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Biomedical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mathematics

Business Economics

Mechanical Engineering

Physics

Civil Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Computer Science Engineering

Chemical Engineering

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UCSD
US News & World Report Ranking 2024

Ranked by	2022	2023	2024
Global Universities	21	20	21
National University	34	34	28
Aerospace Engineering PG	17	18	18
Best Graduate Medical Schools	28	32	21
Best UG Biomedical Engineering Schools	8	7	8
Biomedical Engineering PG	4	5	8
Chemical Engineering PG	48	47	42
Civil Engineering PG	17	25	27
Computer Engineering PG	13	10	12
Electrical Engineering PG	14	14	14
Entrepreneurship MBA	34	– / –	– / –
Graduate Business School	94	102	78
Mechanical Engineering PG	23	23	17
UG Business	49	51	47
UG Computer Engineering	13	12	11
UG Electrical-Electronic and Communications Engineering	14	15	13
UG Mechanical Engineering	21	33	25

UCSD
QS Ranking 2025

Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
World University	53	62	72
Accounting and Finance	101	101	– / –
Architecture and Built Environment	– / –	151	– / –
Art and Design	101	101	– / –
Biological Sciences	9	10	– / –
Communication and Media Studies	101	51	– / –
Engineering and Technology	45	49	– / –
Global MBA	151	151	– / –
Law and Legal Studies	– / –	251	– / –
Masters in Business Analytics	32	34	– / –
Mathematics	51	69	– / –
Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering	51	79	– / –
Medicine	20	23	– / –
Performing Arts	51	51	– / –
Pharmacy and Pharmacology	13	10	– / –
Physics and Astronomy	51	54	– / –
Politics	22	25	– / –
Sociology	101	101	– / –

UCSD
THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2024

Ranked by	2022	2023	2024
University	34	32	34
Arts and Humanities	69	69	70
Clinical and Health	31	29	27
Engineering	31	37	41
Life Sciences	17	15	24
PG Business and Economics	32	31	33
PG Computer Science	33	33	36
Psychology	32	33	39

UCSD
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024

Ranked by	2022	2023	2024
Universities	21	19	18
Law	76	101	– / –
Mathematics	31	45	– / –
Physics	76	51	– / –
Political Sciences	11	12	– / –
Sociology	76	101	– / –

UCSD
Bloomberg Ranking 2023

Ranked by	2021	2022	2023
Best Business School USA	71	70	53

UCSD
Course Ranking

As per the University of California - San Diego Campus subject ranking 2024, many of the university courses are ranked among the top in the world. US News has ranked the University of California - San Diego Campus at #5 for Biomedical Engineering PG. Additionally, it is also ranked #8 for Best UG Biomedical Engineering Schools by US News. QS has also ranked courses offered by University of California - San Diego Campus as top programs, namely Biological Sciences, Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Medicine, and Politics, etc. The programs offered by University of California - San Diego Campus are quite popular and are ranked at #10 - 25 by QS in 2024.

In addition to the global ranking bodies, Shiksha has also graded University of California - San Diego Campus streams, namely Engineering, Science, and Medicine & Health Sciences with A+ grades. Due to the availability of multiple rankings online which can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad, Shiksha Study Abroad launched Shiksha Grading. With its launch, students are no longer required to check multiple ranking details to know about the performance of a particular university.

Read on to know more details about University of California - San Diego Campus courses and subject rankings in the below article.

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B.E. / B.Tech

Ranked by	2022	2023	2024
US News & World Report - Best UG Biomedical Engineering Schools	8	7	8
US News & World Report - UG Computer Engineering	13	12	11
US News & World Report - UG Mechanical Engineering	21	33	25
US News & World Report - UG Electrical-Electronic and Communications Engineering	14	15	13

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BBA

Ranked by	2022	2023	2024
US News & World Report - UG Business	49	51	47

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LL.M.

Ranked by	2021	2022	2023
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Law	101	76	101

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UCSD
Students Ratings & Reviews

4.9/5

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Vibe of Campus

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Academically oriented

Student Views

50% students never faced discrimination in this university

Internships4

Part time work5

Post study jobs5

Quality of faculty5

Student Life5

Value for money5

Public transportation5

Safety5

Indian Food5

Permanent Immigration5

Anonymous

Master of Science in Computer Science - Batch of 2025

4.9

University of California San Diego is the best place to be.

Tips: San Diego is the best place to live in US. And in particular, TAship and RAship at UCSD come with a tuition fee waiver. There is moderate expenditure. The department is focused on research. Great research facilities and great alumina. On-campus housing is a plus and free passes to roam around San Diego.

Reviewed on 14 Feb 2024Read more

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MS in Signal and Image Processing - Batch of 2027

4.2

Good courses, faculty, research and career options make UCSD a top choice

Tips: Students should look at the cost of living and financial aid options before joining the campus as it is generally expensive to live around San Diego area. Students should clearly be prepared in choosing their track either industry or academic research and start preparing for it from day one. The courses require prior requisites and so students have to carefully look at the track they choose relevant to their interests and put in efforts to achieve their goals. Teaching assistantships are very competitive but might be available during the second year of your program. You'll have to do well on the courses and maintain good contact with the professor if you are looking to get one. Some students get TAs outside their department which is an option to consider. Courses are rigorous and the quarter system is fast-paced. So one has to adapt to this structure.

Likes (Safety): The college administration considers safety to be of utmost importance with annual safety reviews happening every year. Any safety is immediately published to make you aware of the incidents. The campus has security officers to report to even at night times. The area around campus is filled with student population, so there is no concern for safety.

Dislikes (Permanent Immigration): Due to the H1B immigration system, permanent immigration system is convoluted although it might take longer than expected. There are no specifics to the university, this is general for all US universities. Given a chance I would immigrate to this country especially considering the state-the-art work done at many companies

Reviewed on 11 Feb 2024Read more

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Which university is better among University of San Diego and University of California San Diego?

Answered a week ago

The University of California San Diego is clearly superior to USD if ranking and prestige are significant considerations. This internationally renowned public research university is a member of the esteemed University of California system. Students can check the comparison below between the two:

Particular	University of California San Diego	University of San Diego
US News National University Rankings 2024	#109	#29
Acceptance Rate	47%	25%
Graduation Rate	72%	75%
Student Faculty Ratio	13:1	19:1

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How prestigious is UC San Diego?

Answered a month ago

According to Forbes’s 2025 America’s Top Colleges List, UC San Diego continues to stand out as one of the nation’s leading institutions, securing its position as the No. 3 top public university in the country. Also, this university has retained its overall ranking as No. 21 in Forbes’ annual list, t

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What are the benefits of living on campus at University of California, San Diego?

Answered a month ago

Major benefits of living on campus at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) are mentioned below:

UC Mobile App: Students can download UC San Diego Mobile app to get their class schedule, campus events, and other updates.

Library: UC San Diego Library is the premier resource for our voracious

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What is the average salary offered to MBA graduate of UC San Diego?

Answered a month ago

For the MBA Class of 2023 graduates, the University of San Diego graduates have an average salary of USD 126,634. A total of 72.4% received offers within 3 months of graduation. The industries where the graduates are included are Technology, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Financial Services, and Others.

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Akanksha Malhotra

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What is the average salary offered to UC San Diego graduates?

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The average salary for UC San Diego graduates is USD 91,000 per year. A few of the job titles on which the graduates are employed are Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Analyst, etc. The average salary as per the job titles is given below:

Job Titles	Average Salary
Software Engineer	USD 110,307
Mechanical Engineer	USD 89,752
Data Scientist	USD 94,922
Senior Software Engineer	USD 148,204
Data Analyst	USD 75,662

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Akansha katariya is a content creator at shiksha.com, creating content for study abroad. Having pursued B tech. in Electronics and communication from RGPV University, she has been creating content across diverse domains. When not guiding students, sh...Read Full Bio