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Explore your passions. Build meaningful connections. Find your community. With the support, resources and real-world opportunities to help you thrive, É«»¨Ìà San Diego offers the perfect environment to make a big impact — and make the most of every moment.

Among the Nation’s Best

Top graduate program rankings from U.S. News & World Report highlight É«»¨Ìà San Diego as a place where research, creativity and real-world impact come together.

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Free Speech

We affirm the right to freedom of expression at É«»¨Ìà San Diego. Learn more about and .

Triton Giving Day is April 29!

Join the É«»¨Ìà San Diego community as we come together for the eighth annual Triton Giving Day, our 24-hour online fundraiser. Every gift helps shape the university students dream of — a place where they can explore boldly, grow with purpose and leave here ready to change the world.

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Attend É«»¨Ìà San Diego

Your journey is unique—whether as a first-generation student, a community college transfer, an international scholar or student veteran—and we are dedicated to your success. Dive deep into our vibrant learning community taught by award-winning faculty with an ocean backdrop.

Undergraduate

É«»¨Ìà San Diego first-year and transfer students come from all over California and throughout the world—ready for challenge and discovery

Graduate and Professional

Work alongside world-class experts—and become one. Join our thriving community of graduate and professional scholars.

Medical and Pharmacy

Invent the future of care through the education and research opportunities offered through É«»¨Ìà San Diego’s School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Lifelong Learning

Looking to prepare for college, advance your career with certificate and degree-related programs, or just seeking to enrich your personal growth? We offer a range of courses and programs to help you meet your goals.

ACADEMICS

We merge disciplines and surpass expectations, empowering students to think creatively across boundaries, resulting in unimagined discoveries.

Learn More About Degrees and Programs
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One of the top 10 public universities in the nation for over a decade.

Featured in: U.S. News & World Report
No. 1

Public university in the nation for research.

Featured in: Washington Monthly
No. 3

Among the top public universities in the nation.

Featured in: Forbes
No. 8

In the world for powering global innovation.

Featured in: Clarivate

Arts at É«»¨Ìà San Diego

From Broadway-bound plays and captivating musical performances by Grammy-winning artists to futuristic film screenings and gravity-defying sculptures, É«»¨ÌàSan Diego’s vibrant art scene has something for everyone. There are hundreds of visual and performing art events happening as well as numerous ways to get creative — from art courses to craft workshops.

Strengthening California’s Leadership in Fusion Energy

Scientists and engineers from É«»¨Ìà San Diego and General Atomics have announced a groundbreaking collaboration to establish a Fusion Data Science and Digital Engineering Center in San Diego. The new center sets the stage for even deeper collaborations in advanced digital engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning and high-performance computing as part of a multi-step effort to fast-track fusion energy development and bolster California’s leadership in fusion research and innovation.

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FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Whether you’re a first-year, transfer, or graduate student, the É«»¨Ìà system has one of the most generous and progressive financial aid programs in the nation. College is within your reach.

Our Thriving
Student Life

There are plenty of ways to find community and have fun on campus. Watch a show at one of É«»¨Ìà San Diego’s performance venues, participate in fitness classes, join a student organization and more.

Visiting and Tours