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
A Battery Breakthrough Inspired by a Can of Compressed Air
May 8, 2025
Breakthroughs often begin with simple curiosities. In this Q&A, engineering alumnus Cyrus Rustom...
Breathing in Therapeutic Microrobots Treats Life-threatening Pneumonia in Mice
May 6, 2025
Engineers at the University of California San Diego found a new non-invasive way to deliver pneumoni...
Self-assembling Molecules Take the Spotlight at Research Expo 2025
May 5, 2025
Materials science and engineering Ph.D. student Liya Bi won the grand prize at the 43rd annual ...
A fully automated tool for species tree inference
May 5, 2025
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego is making it easier for researche...
One Timed-release Capsule Could Replace Taking Multiple Pills
May 1, 2025
Managing complex medication schedules could soon become as simple as taking a single capsule each da...