University of California--San Diego

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  • #5 Biomedical

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• #8 Top Public Schools
• #49 High School Counselor Rankings

U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings

• #73 Best Business Schools
• #14 Best Engineering Schools
  • #18 Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering
  • #3 Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering
  • #54 Chemical Engineering
  • #19 Civil Engineering
  • #12 Computer Engineering
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  • #25 Materials Engineering
  • #20 Mechanical Engineering
• #39 Best Medical Schools: Primary Care
• #15 Best Medical Schools: Research
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  • #9 Drug and alcohol abuse
• #15 Biological Sciences
  • #7 Neuroscience / Neurobiology
• #21 Chemistry
  • #10 Biochemistry
  • #15 Inorganic
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• #26 Clinical Psychology
• #14 Computer Science
  • #19 Programming Language
  • #11 Systems
  • #15 Theory
• #17 Earth Sciences
• #15 Economics
  • #4 Econometrics
  • #12 Microeconomics
  • #9 Public Finance
• #39 English
• #13 Fine Arts
  • #7 Multimedia / Visual Communications
  • #21 Sculpture
• #30 History
  • #12 Latin American History
• #20 Math
  • #18 Algebra / Number Theory / Algebraic Geometry
  • #6 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
• #23 Pharmacy
• #14 Physics
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  • #5 Plasma
• #8 Political Science
  • #14 American Politics
  • #11 Comparative Politics
  • #5 International Politics
• #52 Psychology
• #14 Psychology
  • #1 Behavioral Neuroscience
  • #3 Cognitive Psychology
• #35 Sociology