<p>Hey im from out of state and I was wondering if UCSD carries any prestige in its name in california. Unforunutley my parents just care about the "fame" and respect a school has and Im just curious if UCSD is respected by people out west?????</p>
<p>In terms of West-Coast prestige, I'd say the list goes something like this:</p>
<ol>
<li>Stanford </li>
<li>CalTech</li>
<li>UCB</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>USC = UCSD </li>
</ol>
<p>UCSD is generally regarded as an up and coming university.</p>
<p>I hesitate to base anything off of lists, but if you must, the one above is fairly accurate. It's certainly a respected university; that's unquestionable. On the national level, it's not quite as renowned, at least compared to Berkeley and LA.</p>
<p>no claremont colleges?</p>
<p>UC schools generally carry more of respect in their names as compared to other non-private colleges in california (so not stanford and caltech) -- berkeley is way more famous than ucla or ucsd, but between ucsd and ucla there is not much difference in fame i would say -- if you and/or your parents want to go for the awe effect i suggest ucb of all the uc schools (or a well-known private school)</p>
<p>i agree with CF in that it is considered to be improving-but-not-quite-there-yet school -- US News ranks it at about 30ish -- it is considered to be a very good place to get education in science related fields -- graduate schools in sciences know that ucsd applicants should be 'on the level' and don't hesitate to take them in</p>
<p>a lot of things in UCSD are new -- in 1998 UCSD got a big money grant to build that shinny new building for the engineering school (and hence named it Jacobs) -- in just 2000 the pharmacy school opened up -- and in 2001 UCSD established school of management and named it Rady eventually -- when compared to the schools that are famous nowadays, this place is very young</p>
<p>so UCSD is building and expanding plus it is located in sort of a biotech/biomedical/entrepreneurial hot spot -- it is not clear what will come out of all of this because big school does not automatically equate to good or famous school -- right people have to be lured for work so that later they can bring fame to the school -- whether or not UCSD will be able to do that is not clear (sadly, the great weather we have here is not enough to lure over all of the 'hotshot' professors)</p>
<p>Yeah I'd say Pomona, Claremont Mckenna, and Harvey Mudd have to be up there too.</p>
<p>And i dont know about California, but im from NY and when i tell people im going to UCSD they really have no idea what it is , or even " University of California, San Diego". I dont think they know its a good school; sometimes they confuse it with USC for some reason.</p>
<p>Academically, UCSD is very strong and, provided you graduate with good grades, you should have no problem finding a job or going to grad school. Most incoming freshmen need a 4.0 to get in.</p>
<p>The reason it doesn't have much name recognition is its lack of famous division 1 sport teams.</p>
<p>So to answer your question, is UCSD respected, most definitely by biotech firms and grad schools. As far as Californians in general, the 10 school UC system is known in general and considered to be California upper-tier higher education system. So with that UCSD students are generally considered 'smart', so take that for what it's worth.</p>
<p>"Yeah I'd say Pomona, Claremont Mckenna, and Harvey Mudd have to be up there too.</p>
<p>And i dont know about California, but im from NY and when i tell people im going to UCSD they really have no idea what it is , or even " University of California, San Diego". I dont think they know its a good school; sometimes they confuse it with USC for some reason."</p>
<p>Its funny because a lot of people don't even know about the Clarement colleges. When it comes to national public recognition, the only ones that get attention are the ivy leagues and the division I powerhouses. There are a ton of great schools that are on par (or better) than the more well known schools.</p>
<p>whats in a name, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet</p>
<p>its a top tier uc bucko</p>
<p>clairesolo:my chest swells with pride</p>
<p>from: <em>depressed</em> to-----><em>Official UCSD defender/PR Manager</em> ;)</p>
<p>Does anyone know UCSD's rank on US News for previous years? According to what I've heard, it is very up-and-coming and will most likely start moving up in the ranks as it gets older and more established.</p>
<p>I agree with Matt30; schools are generally known for their sports teams. Take UCLA and USC for example. UCSD is on the level of both of them, but is not well known due to its lack of a football team. </p>
<p>Furthermore, if you look where UCSD undergrads have gone to grad school/med school/law school, you will see that UCSD is very well-respected by post-grad schools and programs (especially in the sciences and engineering areas).</p>
<p>In conclusion, a name is not everything, and UCSD undoubtedly proves this.</p>