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
Community
Sustaining learning, research and work environments where everyone is empowered to thrive is essential to innovation. Here at the Jacobs School of Engineering, we strive to do this each and every day.
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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.
We power
emerging industries
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Recent News
Two Jacobs School Engineers Elected AIAA Associate Fellows
September 29, 2026
Two engineers at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been elected Associate Fellows o...
Nanomedicine Pioneer Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’
September 29, 2026
UC San Diego chemical and nano engineering professor Liangfang Zhang has been named a 2026 MacArthur...
By Shaping and Shrinking Light, Engineers Alter a Material’s Magnetic Properties
September 25, 2026
A new approach that uses specially engineered light to switch the magnetic states of a material coul...
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Four Jacobs School of Engineering Undergraduate Programs Rank Top 10 Nationally
September 24, 2026
Four undergraduate programs at the Jacobs School of Engineering ranked in the nation’s Top 10 ...
New Imaging Platform Maps Cell Type and Metabolic Activity Simultaneously
September 22, 2026
Cells of the same type adopt different metabolic states depending on where exactly they sit in the t...