Facts & Figures
The following Facts & Figures reflect 2025 data.
Professional Schools
| 3 |
Professional Schools: Medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health |
| 22 |
Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs |
| 4,081 |
Students, Postdocs, Residents and Fellows |
| 53 |
Members of National Academy of Medicine |
| 18 |
Members of National Academy of Sciences |
School of Medicine
| 1084 |
MD, MD-PhD, MS and PhD Students |
| 1,038 |
Fellows and Residents |
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
| 296 |
Master's and PharmD Students |
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
| 1,053 |
BSPH, Master's and PhD Students |
Innovation
UC San Diego Health Sciences Innovation (Q4 2025-Q3 2026)
| 151 |
Patients (Combination U.S. and Non-U.S. Patents) |
UC San Diego Innovation*
| No. 1 |
Position in UC System for Disclosures |
| No. 1 |
Position in State for Patent Licenses Executed |
| No. 8 |
Global Ranking in Innovation** |
*Bridging innovation: Mapping the impact of California universities in translational research and technology commercialization
**Clarivate top 50 universities powering global innovation
UC San Diego Health Clinical Enterprise
| $5.2B |
Annual Operating Budget |
| 42,412 |
Annual Hospital Admissions |
| 1.49M |
Annual Outpatient Visits & Surgeries |
| 1,800 |
Total Clinical Trials (Approx.) |
| 6,060 |
Patients in Active Clinical Trial Treatment (Approx.) |
| 1,200 |
Actively Enrolling Trials (Approx.) |
| 245 |
New Trials Annually (Approx.) |
Research
| $861M |
Health Sciences Research Awards FY25 |
| 3,342 |
Active Research Awards FY25 |
Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research 2025 Rankings
| 21 |
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science |
| 9 |
Skaggs School of Phar,acy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
U.S News & World Report 2026
| No.1 |
Best hospital in San Diego |
| Top 25 |
Hospitals in the U.S. |
| Tier 1 |
Best Medical Schools: Research |
| Tier 1 |
Best Medical Schools: Primary Care |
| 2 |
Number of US Schools Ranked Tier 1 in Both Research and Primary Care |
| No. 6 |
Among pharmacy schools in the U.S. |