San Diego Colleges & Universities

University of California, San Diego.

The University of San Diego is a Catholic university chartered in 1949. The school enrolls 7,000 students and is committed to teaching, liberal arts, the formation of values and community service. Located on 180 acres overlooking San Diego, Mission Bay and the Ocean, this San Diego college and university campus is a community treasure with Spanish Renaissance-inspired buildings and beautiful landscapes. USD offers 60 bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees, and sponsors 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate teams. Visit www.sandiego.edu.

San Diego State University.

Founded in 1897, San Diego State University is the oldest and largest university in San Diego, the third largest in California, and one of the largest universities in the western US.

With its diverse faculty and myriad of academic programs, SDSU offers an international emphasis to prepare students for a global future. Visit http://www.sdsu.edu

University of California at San Diego (UCSD).

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla. Founded around the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1959, it has grown to become one of the most selective University of California campuses. With over 1,200 acres and 22,000 students, the university is San Diego County’s premier university. http://www.ucsd.edu

Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Founded in 1903, this San Diego university is one of the oldest and most important centers for marine science research, and graduate training in the world. Visit www.sio.ucsd.edu.