WE MAKE
BOLD POSSIBLE
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is a top-ranked engineering school set apart by our entrepreneurial culture and education programs that integrate fundamentals with real-world applications. We know how to collaborate across labs, disciplines and industries to solve the toughest problems facing society.
Our Mission
We educate tomorrow's innovation workforce; conduct relevant research that drives innovation; and ensure our breakthroughs get transferred to society.
This is how we make bold possible
Diversity
Diversity is essential to innovation. Here at the Jacobs School of Engineering, we are creating and strengthening culture-building initiatives aimed at equity for all students, faculty and staff.
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History
Our engineers and computer scientists have broken boundaries and set trends from the earliest days of UC San Diego back in the early 1960s. We are a proud part of UC San Diego's ever-evolving academic community.
Map and Directions
Visit us in La Jolla, California. We are a campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in San Diego. This is technology's perfect climate.
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Recent News
These Electronics-free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer
March 25, 2025
Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of com...
How a Y Chromosome Gene May Shape the Course of Heart Valve Disease
March 20, 2025
Bioengineers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis&md...
General Atomics and UC San Diego Launch Fusion Data Science and Digital Engineering Center
March 18, 2025
Scientists and engineers at General Atomics (GA) and the University of California San Dieg...
Microelectronics Go from Lab to Fab at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute
March 17, 2025
Little more than a year after the Microelectronics Commons program kicked off, University ...
How Close Are We to Practical Fusion Energy?
March 13, 2025
Bob Conn – fusion pioneer, Jacobs School Dean Emeritus, President and CEO Emeritus of the Kavl...