U.S. News ‘amp; World Report pumped the Triton ego last week when it recognized 36 UCSD graduate schools, departments and programs as among the best in the nation in its annual ‘America’s Best Graduate Schools’ report.
The report recognized a broad range of disciplines at UCSD, including bioengineering, geophysics and seismology, neurosciences, biochemistry, political science, psychology and plasma physics.
Most notably, the UCSD School of Medicine was ranked 15th among the nation’s 120 research-intensive medical programs.
‘These outstanding rankings reinforce the collaborative, diverse and interdisciplinary ethos of our campus,’ Chancellor Marye Anne Fox said. ‘We are fortunate to have award-winning experts at the forefront of their fields, with impressive track records for achieving scientific, medical and technological breakthroughs.’
Ranking criteria included peer assessments, student GPAs and test scores, grant support from the National Institutes of Health, faculty-to-student ratio and others.
Graduate Studies Dean Kim Barrett said that UCSD’s consistently high rankings in U.S. News and other national journals have positively impacted application rates.
‘Our graduate student applications for next fall are up almost 4 percent because students want to study under professors who are leaders in their respective fields,’ she said.
Other honors included a 12th-place ranking for the Jacobs School of Engineering out of 198 engineering schools nationwide.