WE MAKE
BOLD POSSIBLE
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is a top-ranked engineering school set apart by our entrepreneurial culture and education programs that integrate fundamentals with real-world applications. We know how to collaborate across labs, disciplines and industries to solve the toughest problems facing society.
Our Mission
We educate tomorrow's innovation workforce; conduct relevant research that drives innovation; and ensure our breakthroughs get transferred to society.
This is how we make bold possible
Community
Sustaining learning, research and work environments where everyone is empowered to thrive is essential to innovation. Here at the Jacobs School of Engineering, we strive to do this each and every day.
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History
Our engineers and computer scientists have broken boundaries and set trends from the earliest days of UC San Diego back in the early 1960s. We are a proud part of UC San Diego's ever-evolving academic community.
Map and Directions
Visit us in La Jolla, California. We are a campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in San Diego. This is technology's perfect climate.
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Recent News
Researchers Use a Physical Device to Take Over Electronics in a Boeing 737
August 13, 2026
Physical access to an aircraft has not typically been considered a cybersecurity risk – but it...
Corn Stalks. It’s What’s for Dinner … If You’re a Microbe.
August 7, 2026
Engineers have developed a strain of a common bacterial species that can feed exclusively on the thr...
Puppy Bots and Bot Tour Guides: Inside a Human-Robot Interaction Class at UC San Diego
August 6, 2026
A robot that dances on command. A robot that behaves like a puppy – sometimes happy, sometimes...
With ARPA-H Award, UC San Diego Engineers will Develop a Soft, Autonomous Robot for Stroke Care
August 6, 2026
A research team led by engineers at UC San Diego was awarded up to $22.9M from ARPA-H to develo...
UC San Diego Engineers Use Campus Supercomputing Infrastructure to Better Understand Bone-Like Minerals
July 31, 2026
UC San Diego materials scientists and engineers have found a better way to understand and ...