The University of California, San Diego is one of the premier public research universities in the United States and one of the world's leading institutions for science, engineering, and medicine. Founded in 1960, UC San Diego is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and consistently ranks among the top 10 public universities nationally. UCSD has exceptional programs in biology (the birthplace of CRISPR-related research), engineering (Jacobs School), medicine (UC San Diego School of Medicine), oceanography (Scripps Institution of Oceanography — one of the most influential o…
