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UC San Diego Named
8th Best Public University in Nation
UC San Diego Named 8th Best Public University in Nation
UC San Diego is named the nation’s eighth best public university in the newly released U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings. The outlet also recognized UC San Diego as No. 8 among public institutions in its list of most innovative schools in the nation. The annual ranking evaluates universities on 17 measures of academic quality, including social mobility, graduation and retention rates and undergraduate academic reputation.
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Noted businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has made a historic $150 million gift to fund the new UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute. The funding, which is the largest single gift to the university, will launch stem cell research and regenerative medicine at UC San Diego into new spaces and endeavors.
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