<p>which of these schools are better in the sciences.</p>
<p>They are equally good in the sciences. Most rankings will back my assertion.</p>
<p>I agree. The main difference is in certain programs one school maybe strong in.</p>
<p>I agree with the above. The NRC ranking (for grad) puts UCSD in the top 10 for biomedical engineering, cell/developmental biology, geosciences, biochemistry, genetics, neurosciences, mechanical engineering, and political science; UCLA, electrical engineering, chemistry, and political science. I suspect undergrad would be similar.</p>
<p>thanks everyone</p>
<p>I think everyone will agree UCLA is a stronger school overall. Both are very strong in the sciences, and it really depends on the major. For example, UCSD is stronger in bioengineering. Overall, my guess would be UCLA has more stronger departments, but that's a guess. You should also visit both schools and see which one you like better. UCLA is in a really nice neighborhood, has good athletics, and a nice campus (and good food). UCSD is closer to the beach, in a nice city, and the six college system is pretty fun. Also, if you later decide to switch majors, UCLA probably will be stronger in the non-sciences, so keep that in mind.</p>
<p>I would actually argue UCSD is stronger across a larger spectrum in the sciences, while UCLA is stronger as an overall university across a broader range of departments such as social sciences, humanities, etc. Although each school deffiantly has its strengths in each area. ie. UCSD's political science department is very strong, ranked ahead of UCLA's, and UCLA's electrical engineering is also very strong, ranked ahead of UCSD's. While social sciences, humanities, etc. are stronger at UCLA, engineering and hard sciences on a whole are stronger at UCSD. There are other exceptions such as economics (social science) at UCSD and Chemistry (hard science) at UCLA. Either school you choose is excellent, UCLA being ranked as an overall university a bit higher than UCSD.</p>
<p>^^ I agree.</p>
<p>I agree as well.</p>
<p>The main difference I see is that UCLA has more name brand recognition nationally due to the fact that they have D1 sports in a major conference. With a perennially highly ranked basketball team and a good to excellent football team, it definitely gets heard more across the nation than UCSD. </p>
<p>In terms of going to grad school, either school won't likely be much better than the other for getting you into med school or ph.d programs in the engineering/sciences. Humanities, I am not sure.</p>