public universities by U.S. News & World Report's 2025 rankings.
==== Global rankings ====
Recognized as a Public Ivy, UC San Diego is a highly regarded research institution, ranked 35th in the world by the Nature Index, 38th in the world by the Scrimago Institutions Rankings, 14th globally in "Research Discipline" by the Lens Metric, 21st in U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 global university rankings, 18th in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and 18th in the world by the Center for World University Rankings.
The University of California San Diego is ranked 18th by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and is ranked 33rd "Best University in the World" by the Center for World University Rankings for 2025. In 2025, UC San Diego was ranked 34th in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In 2024, the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University named UC San Diego 49th in the world for scientific impact.
==== Graduate school rankings …
