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Philosophy & religion at UC San Diego

UC San Diego graduates about 43 philosophy & religion majors a year. That puts it 79th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#79 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year43under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$25,000
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school

Around UC San Diego

Atkinson Hall at the University of California, San Diego, housing the Qualcomm I
Qualcomm InstitutePhoto: TritonsRising · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Earl Warren College
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Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory at UCSD
Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems LaboratoryPhoto: Alan Islas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Geisel Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 63 · Academic 62 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Library 5.

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Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. University of Pittsburgh 79
  2. St. Olaf College 79
  3. University of Miami 79
  4. Calvin University 78
  5. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 78
  6. University of Iowa 78
  7. Chapman University 78
  8. Loyola Marymount University 78

Other strong majors at UC San Diego

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC San Diego with every school we score in philosophy & religion. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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.

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