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.
News
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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
We Are Safer During and After Earthquakes Thanks to UC San Diego’s Shake Table
June 3, 2025
Homes, offices, parking garages, bridges and other structures across the United States are safer dur...
Media resources for upcoming tests of a 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Diego earthquake simulator
May 30, 2025
Media resources for upcoming tests of a 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Die...
10-story Steel-framed Building to be Put to the Test on UC San Diego Earthquake Simulator
May 28, 2025
A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator...
Computer Science Professor Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
May 21, 2025
Russell Impagliazzo, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering,...
Maximizing pressure in laser-driven shock experiments
May 19, 2025
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of Califor...