University of California, San Diego

The University of California, San Diego is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California, United States. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography in... Wikipedia

  • Motto:  Fiat lux (Latin)
  • Motto (English):  "Let there be light"
  • Type:  Public land-grant research university
  • Established:  November 18, 1960
  • Parent institution:  University of California
  • Academic affiliations:  AAU, APRU, URA, Sea-grant, Space-grant
  • Endowment:  $1.36 billion (2023)
  • Chancellor:  Pradeep Khosla
  • Academic staff:  10,810 (fall 2023)
  • Administrative staff:  28,878 (fall 2023)
  • Students:  43,381 (fall 2023)
  • Undergraduates:  33,792 (fall 2023)
  • Postgraduates:  9,589 (fall 2023)
  • Campus:  Large city
  • Newspaper:  The Guardian
  • Colors:  UC San Diego Navy, Blue, Yellow, and Gold
  • Mascot:  King Triton
  • Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I – Big West, MPSF, WWPA, WIRA
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo