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Welcome, Tritons! at Triton Leaders Conference

Dive into your UC San Diego adventure with Triton Weeks of Welcome. From the brand-new Day One Festival to crowd favorites like Triton UnOlympics and Battle of the Kings, this year’s lineup of programs and events are designed to help you make new friends, build community and learn about the programs and resources available on campus.

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Campus Launches Innovative Well-Being App For Students, By Students

Developed by students for students, Willo is an all-in-one self-care app for navigating UC San Diego’s mental health and well-being resources. Powered by student-generated AI, Willo integrates the university’s extensive wellness services into a highly personalized platform that guides students toward on-campus services.

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ATTEND UC SAN DIEGO

Your journey is unique—whether as a first-generation student, a community college transfer, an international scholar or student veteran—and we are dedicated to your success. Dive deep into our vibrant learning community taught by award-winning faculty with an ocean backdrop.

GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL

Work alongside world-class experts—and become one. Join our thriving community of graduate and professional scholars.

GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS

LIFELONG LEARNING

Looking to prepare for college, advance your career with certificate and degree-related programs, or just seeking to enrich your personal growth? We offer a range of courses and programs to help you meet your goals.

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ACADEMICS

We merge disciplines and surpass expectations, empowering students to think creatively across boundaries, resulting in unimagined discoveries.

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Among the top public universities in the nation.
Featured in: Forbes

In research spending by total R&D expenditures.
Featured in: National Science Foundation

Among all institutions across the globe of highly cited researchers. We merge disciplines and surpass expectations, empowering students to think creatively across.
Featured in: Clarivate

Arts at UC San Diego

From Broadway-bound plays and captivating musical performances by Grammy-winning artists to futuristic film screenings and gravity-defying sculptures, UC San Diego’s vibrant art scene has something for everyone. There are hundreds of visual and performing art events happening as well as numerous ways to get creative — from art courses to craft workshops.

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Shooting for the Stars

In a series of successful launches, most recently aboard the Axiom 3, researchers affiliated with the UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute have sent various types of stem cells to space aboard the International Space Station, where the unique microgravity environment offers an unparalleled view into the molecular mechanisms of cancer and aging.

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FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Whether you’re a first-year, transfer, or graduate student, the UC system has one of the most generous and progressive financial aid programs in the nation. College is within your reach.

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Our Thriving Student Life

There are plenty of ways to find community and have fun on campus. Watch a show at one of UC San Diego’s performance venues, participate in fitness classes, join a student organization and more.

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