About Research and Innovation
As one of the world's top public research universities, UC San Diego is home to renowned faculty, dedicated staff and motivated students passionate about using research as a foundation to make the planet healthier and improve the lives of people around the globe.
For each of the past 13 years, UC San Diego has earned more than $1 billion in research funding—more than a quarter of the university's total budget. In 2023, the total was $1.76 billion.
Office of Research and Innovation supports the campus's ambitious research goals with high-quality expertise and services. It is comprised of support, compliance and academic research. This includes everything from managing contracts and grants to facilitating government relations and international outreach; from spurring innovation and commercialization to supporting postdoctoral scholars.
We do all this and more to support UC San Diego's goal of giving the best and the brightest the tools they need to change the world.
Departments Supporting Research
- Office of Clinical Trial Administration
- Office of Innovation and Commercialization
- Office of Research Affairs
- Research Compliance and Integrity
- Research Development
- Research Service Core (RSC)
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography Office of Contract & Grant Administration (SIO OCGA)
- Sponsored Projects Finance (SPF)
- Sponsored Projects Office (SPO)
Academic Research
Research Compliance
UC San Diego Research By The Numbers
$1.73B
In research spending (FY24)
6th
Best public school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report (2024)
9th
U.S University in producing high-quality research in natural sciences (Nature Index, 2024)
#10
National U.S. University for Research (Washington Daily, 2024)
100+
Research centers on campus
#3
Public U.S. University in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)