UC San Diego Ranked Seventh
in U.S. in Research and Development

November 20, 2007

By Pat JaCoby

The University of California, San Diego ranked seventh among the top 10 U.S. universities in federal research and development expenditures for fiscal year 2006, according to newly released figures from the National Science Foundation.

The Foundation reported that UCSD spent a total $754,766 million for research during the period. Other research universities in the top 10, in order, were Johns Hopkins, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UCLA, University of Michigan, UC San Francisco, University of Washington, UCSD, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania and Duke.

Arthur Ellis, vice chancellor for research, noted that UCSD has remained among the top 10 research universities in R&D obligations and expenditures for more than a decade.

“Research funding is crucial for recruiting and retaining the best scholars and students and for advancing the frontiers of knowledge,” he said.

 

 

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