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Where UC San Diego ranks for founders and research, the organizations around it, and how to get involved.
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Startup and research standing
Where UC San Diego stands
- in PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders
- #37
- 2025
- alumni founders, 327 companies
- 404
- 2025
- raised by those companies
- $13.9B
- 2025
- university rankings list it
- 3 of 13
- Rankings ledger
| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities | 2018 | #16 | No prior edition | B | Research, Prestige |
 Nature Index Research Leaders | 2022 | #17 | Up 1 | B | Research |
 PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders | 2025 | #37 | No prior edition | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
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Connected organizations
Around UC San Diego
01Research
Faculties, labs and teams
Center on Gender Equity and Health at UC San DiegoUniversity
EXPANDUniversity
Education Studies UC San DiegoUniversity
Englekirk Structural Engineering Center, UC San DiegoUniversity, since 2004
IGM Genomics Center at UC San DiegoUniversity, since 2013
IdeaWaveUniversity, since 2015
02Community
Student and founder groups
International Student Society @ UC San DiegoCommunity, since 2025
Sixth College Student CouncilCommunity
UC San Diego Chicanx Latinx Alumni CouncilCommunity
Warren College Honors Society at UC San DiegoCommunity, since 2019
Ranked near UC San Diego in PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders
Similar universities
| # | University | Founders | Companies | Raised | Raised per company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | ETH Zurich | 537 | 379 | $7.5B | |
| 33 | Boston University | 478 | 429 | $10.1B | |
| 33 | University of Washington, Seattle | 478 | 393 | $12.6B | |
| 35 | Hebrew University | 435 | 331 | $10.5B | |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | 419 | 346 | $14.4B | |
| 37 | UC San DiegoThis page | 404 | 327 | $13.9B | |
| 38 | University of Maryland, College Park | 364 | 318 | $11B | |
| 39 | Georgetown University | 356 | 333 | $6.7B | |
| 40 | Technical University of Munich | 346 | 278 | $7.3B | |
| 41 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | 344 | 281 | $14.8B | |
| 42 | University of Virginia | 343 | 308 | $12.1B |
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