Aerospace engineering at UC San Diego
UC San Diego graduates about 85 aerospace engineering majors a year. That puts it 42nd of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.
Around UC San Diego
Where aerospace engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering II, Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Science and Engineering Research Facility.
Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 63 · Academic 62 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Library 5.
Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking
Other strong majors at UC San Diego
- Computer science 98 · #6
- Neuroscience 95 · #8
- Computer engineering 95 · #3
- Electrical engineering 95 · #4
- Biology 94 · #6
- History 93 · #19
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC San Diego with every school we score in aerospace engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.