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#160 Best Value Schools
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#20 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
#7Biomedical
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#21Civil
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#13Computer
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#14Electrical / Electronic / Communications
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#25Mechanical
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#16 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#77 Most Innovative Schools
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#21 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#10 Top Public Schools
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#50 Business Programs
University of California--San Diego is ranked #37 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
69
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
12
Graduation and retention rank
40
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
86%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
95%
Social Mobility Rank
21
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
84%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
87%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
85%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
1
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.9
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
147
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
33
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
94%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
98%
Class Size Index (8%)
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Classes with fewer than 20 students
42.7%
Classes with 50 or more students
32%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
19:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
30
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1250-1470
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
100%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
23
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
298
Average alumni giving rate
3.5%
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Ranking factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
