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In terms of expenditures on research, UC San Diego also ranked sixth in the nation in FY 1998, with $262.3 million; and in terms of total expenditures on research, UC San Diego ranked seventh with $418.8 million. UC San Diego comsistently ranks among the top universities in the nation and remains first in the University of California system of campuses in terms of federal awards and expenditures for research and development.
   
   
   

In an economy dominated by telecommunications and health-science research, UC San Diego has already proved itself. The research conducted at the university and the entrepreneurial spirit of the highly qualified students it produces have provided much of the inspiration, the drive, and the building blocks for the robust and future-oriented economy that San Diego and the state of California enjoy.
UC San Diego was awarded $461.7 million to support its research and development programs in FY 2000. This number represents a 42 percent increase over FY 1995 ($325.0) and a 104 percent increase over FY 1990 ($226.3).


The most recent National Research Council study of the quality of faculty in university graduate programs across the United States ranked UC San Diego tenth in the nation.

In a recent listing of "cell superstars and genome giants," UC San Diego was ranked fifth in the world in terms of the most-cited molecular-biology and genetic-research papers published in prestigious journals. UC San Diego Pharmacology Professor Michael Karin was ranked first worldwide.