School-Wide Rankings
US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools (published April 2025)
The Jacobs School of Engineering ranks 10th among the nation's top engineering schools, and 6th in the nation among public universities according to the US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools (published April 2025).
The Jacobs School of Engineering ranks #1 in the nation among public engineering schools for citations per publication. Read about the new Jacobs School rankings here.
With $316 million in federal, state and industry research expenditures, the Jacobs School of Engineering is a core part of UC San Diego's incredible $1.73B research enterprise. View our 2024 Jacobs School Snapshot brochure here.
US News and World Report
The graduate program rankings below are from US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools (published April 2025)
Bioengineering
The Department of Bioengineering ranks 8th in the nation for biomedical/bioengineering (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published April 2025).
Computer Science and Engineering
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) ranks 10th in computer systems; 11th in artificial intelligence; 11th in programming language; 13th in the nation overall; and 14th in computer science theory. (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published April 2025).
Computer Engineering
The Jacobs School ranks 12th in computer engineering, a program offered in both the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published April 2025).
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) ranks 14th for its programs in electrical / electronic / communications engineering (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published April 2025).
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ranks 18th for aerospace / aeronautical / astronautical engineering; and 22nd for mechanical engineering. (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published April 2025).
Structural Engineering
The Department of Structural Engineering is ranked 20th for civil engineering (US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published April 2025).
Materials Science and Engineering
The Jacobs School ranks 27th for materials engineering.
(US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published April 2025).
Chemical Engineering
The Jacobs School ranks 34th for chemical engineering.
(US News and World Report Ranking of Best Engineering Schools, published April 2025).
Additional Rankings
The biocomputing, bioinformatics, biotechnology program, a multidisciplinary undergraduate offering supported by three UC San Diego divisions, including the Jacobs School of Engineering, is ranked #2 in the nation and 1st among public schools. (US News and World Report Best Colleges Ranking, published September 2025)
The bioengineering and biomedical undergraduate program in the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering is ranked #7 in the nation and #3 among public schools. (US News and World Report Best Colleges Ranking, published September 2025)
The cybersecurity undergraduate program in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering ranked #7 in the nation and #4 among public schools. (US News and World Report Best Colleges Ranking, published September 2025)
The computer systems undergraduate program at the Jacobs School of Engineering ranked #9 in the nation and #6 among public schools. (US News and World Report Best Colleges Ranking, published September 2025)
UC San Diego Rankings
UC San Diego is the #6 public institution in the nation, according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best College rankings.
Standings
STANDINGS: ENROLLMENT FOR JACOBS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AT UC SAN DIEGO
(school-wide enrollment: bachelors, masters, PhD)
#2 in California for school-wide enrollment in engineering schools (ASEE 2023 data, published Fall 2024)
The Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego is the second largest engineering school in California, according to the latest enrollment data from ASEE.
Jacobs School Statistics
| 278 | Professors (Fall 2025) |
|---|---|
| 6 | New faculty hired in 2025 |
| ~195 | Faculty hires in the last 12 years |
| 10,240 | Engineering Students (FALL 2025) |
|---|---|
| 6,255 | Undergraduate Students |
| 2,631 | Masters Students |
| 1,354 | PhD Students |
| 2,920 | Degrees Awarded (2024-2025 School Year) |
|---|---|
| 1,558 | Undergraduate degrees conferred |
| 1,099 | Masters degrees conferred |
| 263 | PhD degrees conferred |
| $316M | In Research Expenditures (2023-2024 Fiscal Year) |
|---|---|
| ~49% | Government sponsored research expenditures |
| ~47% | Industry-sponsored research expenditures + gift-and-endowments income |