Biological Sciences

Facts of Note

• UC San Diego was named the "hottest" institution in the nation for students to study science by Newsweek and the 2006 Kaplan / Newsweek College Guide.
• U.S. News and World Report ranks UC San Diego the 8th best public university in the nation. It ranks our neuroscience / neurobiology program 5th in the nation and our biochemistry program 9th in the nation.
• UC San Diego is ranked 4th best university in the nation by the Washington Monthly's 2007 College Guide, based on the university's positive impact on the nation.
• The National Research Council ranks UCSD 10th in the nation in the quality of its faculty and graduate programs. The NRC ranks UC San Diego's oceanography and neurosciences programs 1st in the nation.
• UCSD ranks 7th in the nation in National Academy of Sciences membership.
• The National Science Foundation ranks UC San Diego 7th in the nation in federal R&D expenditures.
• Thomson Scientific ranks UC San Diego among the top 10 institutions nationally for scientific impact based on the average number of citations worldwide, including the fields of plant & animal sciences (6th), immunology (9th), and molecular biology & genetics (4th).
• The Milken Institute ranks UCSD 6th among the world's leading universities in the strength of its biotechnology research publications and 8th in the number of biotech patents issued. The study also ranks UCSD 28th in turning research into commercial products.
• UC San Diego is an engine for regional economic growth. UCSD faculty and alumni have spun off close to 250 local companies, including more than one-third of the region's biotechnology companies.