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School-Wide Rankings
The Jacobs School of Engineering ranks 11th among the nation's top engineering schools, and 7th in the nation among public universitiesÌýaccording to the US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools (published June 2024). We also rank #1 in the nation among public engineering schools for citations per publication.ÌýRead about the new Jacobs School rankings here.
With $256 million in federal, state and industry research expenditures, theÌýJacobs School of Engineering isÌýa core part of Â鶹´«Ã½'s incredibleÌý. View our 2024 Jacobs School Snapshot brochure here.
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US News and World Report
The graduate program rankings below are fromÌý
Bioengineering
The Department of Bioengineering ranks 8thÌýin the nationÌýfor biomedical/bioengineering (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published June 2024).Ìý
Computer Science and Engineering
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) ranks 8th in computer systems;Ìý10th in artificial intelligence;Ìý11th in programming language; 13th in the nationÌýoverall; and 15th in computer science theory. (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published June 2024).
Computer Engineering
The Jacobs School ranksÌý12th in computer engineering, a program offered in both the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published June 2024).
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) ranksÌý14th for its programs in electrical / electronic / communications engineeringÌý(US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published June 2024).
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ranks 18th for aerospace / aeronautical / astronautical engineering; andÌý17th for mechanical engineering. (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published June 2024).
Structural Engineering
The Department of Structural Engineering is ranked 27th for civil engineeringÌý(US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published June 2024).
Materials Science and Engineering
The Jacobs School ranks 29thÌýfor materials engineering.Ìý
(US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published June 2024).
Chemical Engineering
The Jacobs School ranks 42nd for chemical engineering.Ìý
(US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published June 2024).
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US News and World Report Best Global Universities Rankings (published October 2022)
Engineering at Â鶹´«Ã½ ranks 8th in the nation among public institutions, 12th in the nation overall, and 74th in the world.Ìý(, published October 2022.)
Computer Science at Â鶹´«Ã½ ranks 7th in the nation among public institutions, 12th in the nation overall, and 36th in the world.Ìý(, published October 2022.)
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology at Â鶹´«Ã½ ranks #1Ìýin the nation among public institutions, #4Ìýin the nation overall, and #4Ìýin the world.Ìý(, published October 2022.)
Nanotechnology and Nanoscience at Â鶹´«Ã½ ranks #6 in the nation among public institutions, #13 in the nation overall, and #75 in the world.Ìý(, published October 2022.)
Materials Science at Â鶹´«Ã½ ranks #8 in the nation among public institutions, #14 in the nation overall, and #58 in the world.Ìý(, published October 2022.)
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Additional Rankings
The biocomputing, bioinformatics, biotechnology program, a multidisciplinary undergraduate offering supported by three Â鶹´«Ã½ divisions, including the Jacobs School of Engineering, is ranked #2 in the nation. (US News and World Report Best Colleges Ranking, published September 2023)
The mobile and web applications undergraduate specialty within the Department of Computer Science and Engineering is ranked #5 in the nation. (US News and World Report Best Colleges Ranking, published September 2023)
The bioengineering and biomedical undergraduate program in the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering is ranked #8 in the nation. (US News and World Report Best Colleges Ranking, published September 2023)
TheÌýDepartment of Bioengineering ranks 1st in the nationÌýfor biomedical engineering, according to theÌýÌý(NRC) rankings.
Mechanical EngineeringÌýat Â鶹´«Ã½ ranks 3rdÌýin the USA and 8th in the world, according to the 2020 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects fromÌýÌý(ARWU) from ShanghaiRanking.
BiotechnologyÌýat Â鶹´«Ã½ ranks 4th in the USA and 6th in the world, and Biomedical Engineering at Â鶹´«Ã½ ranks 12th in the USA, according to the 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects fromÌýAcademic Ranking of World UniversitiesÌý(ARWU) from ShanghaiRanking.
Structural EngineeringÌýat Â鶹´«Ã½ ranks 11th in the USA among Civil Engineering programs, according to the 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects fromÌýAcademic Ranking of World UniversitiesÌý(ARWU) from ShanghaiRanking.
Electrical EngineeringÌýat Â鶹´«Ã½ ranksÌý17th in the USA, according to the 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects fromÌýAcademic Ranking of World UniversitiesÌý(ARWU) from ShanghaiRanking.
NanoengineeringÌýranksÌý11th in the country, according to the 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects fromÌýAcademic Ranking of World UniversitiesÌý(ARWU) from ShanghaiRanking.
Computer Science and EngineeringÌýis tied forÌý17th in the country, according to the 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects fromÌýAcademic Ranking of World UniversitiesÌý(ARWU) from ShanghaiRanking.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Rankings
, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best College rankings.Ìý
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Standings
STANDINGS: ENROLLMENT FOR JACOBS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ATÌýUC SAN DIEGO
(school-wide enrollment: bachelors, masters, PhD)
#2 in California for school-wide enrollment in engineering schools (ASEE 2022 data, published Fall 2023)
The Jacobs School of Engineering at Â鶹´«Ã½ is the second largest engineering school in California, according to the latest enrollment data from ASEE.
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Jacobs School Statistics
| 288 | Professors (Fall 2023) |
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| 18 | New faculty hired in 2023 |
| 175+ | Faculty hires in the last 10 years |
| 9,119 | Engineering Students (FALL 2023) |
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| 5,822 | Undergraduate Students |
| 1,867 | Masters Students |
| 1,430 | PhD Students |
| 3,100 | Degrees Awarded (2022-2023 School Year) |
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| 1,457 | Undergraduate degrees conferred |
| 1,418 | Masters degrees conferred |
| 225 | PhD degrees conferred |
| $245M | In Research Expenditures (2022-2023 Fiscal Year) |
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| ~60% | Government sponsored research expenditures |
| ~40% | Industry-sponsored research expenditures + gift-and-endowments income |