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Division Factsheet

The following information is a statistical snapshot of data representing the current makeup of the Division of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego.

Faculty

93 Faculty / 12 Professors of Teaching / 44 Adjunct Faculty in 4 Academic Sections:
24 Members, National Academy of Sciences
21 Members, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
27 Fellows, American Association for the Advancement of Science
10 Divisional Endowed Chairs and Professorships
9 HHMI Investigators
2HHMI Professors

Students & Research Scholars

5,298 Undergraduate Students in 8 Biology Majors:
156 Postdoctoral Scholars
193 Ph.D. Graduate Students
92 Masters Students
29,000+ Biology Alumni
- Alumni Nobel Laureates: Susumu Tonegawa (1987), Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (2009), and Bruce Beutler (2011)

Facilities & Resources

93 Research Laboratories
1 Research Center
- California Center for Algae Biotechnology (Cal-CAB)
4 Organized Research Units
258,278 square feet of research space, teaching labs, and support space

Updated: 10/15/2015

Facts of Note

UC San Diego Campus Profile

UC San Diego Biology Ranks 6th in U.S. News Global Rankings (10/08/15)

UC San Diego's Biological Sciences Programs Ranked Number One in the Nation (9/28/10) - National Research Council (NRC) Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs, conducted every ten years.

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