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The University of California San Diego

Breakdown of “Education Quality” at UCSD

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By Gender
MalesB
FemalesB
By Major
Aerospace EngineeringC-
AnthropologyC+
ArchitectureA+
BiologyB-
Business - Management and AdministrationC-
Chemical EngineeringC+
ChemistryC+
Civil EngineeringA-
CommunicationsB-
Computer EngineeringB-
Computer ScienceB
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etcC
EconomicsB
Electrical EngineeringB-
Engineering DepartmentB
EnglishA
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A
Language - French/Spanish/etc.A+
MathB+
OtherD+
PhilosophyB
PhysicsB
Political ScienceB+
PreMed and MedicalC-
PsychologyB
Public PolicyA-
SociologyB
UndecidedD+
Urban PlanningA
Video/MediaB+

Against similar schools

Education Quality compared with similar schools in class.

University of California San Diego
 B
Average of All Schools
 B
Average of schools in class
 B+
University of California - Los Angeles
 B
University of California - Berkeley
 A-
University of California - Santa Barbara
 A-
University of Southern California
 B+
Stanford University
 A-
University of California - Irvine
 A-
Harvard University
 B+
F
A+

Education Quality

“... Among the hardest and most structured general education requirements ...Read full comment
“... Education, of course, depends on your professor, but I had a few really good ones for environmental studies ...Read full comment
“... UCSD offers a good education for select majors, however, many other majors, it just gets by on ...Read full comment
“... UCSD strives to be a 'pureblood' educational school (perfectly legitimate), but since its birth less than half a century ago, students felt an aw...Read full comment
“... With the exception of two professors, the paralegal faculty had little regard for the students education ...Read full comment
“... UCSD strives to be a 'pureblood' educational school (perfectly legitimate), but since its birth less than half a century ago, students felt an aw...Read full comment
“... Are you looking for an education that is worth the thousands of dollars you are paying for it ...Read full comment
“... Overall cold school with messed social atmosphere, nice looking campus, good name, decent research and less then mediocre education ...Read full comment
“... Coming from a small but highly academic high school in Costa Rica I was hoping that my undergraduate education would enrich me with applicable ed...Read full comment
“... The general educational dogma of the university across most, if not all, academic departments is heavily theory-based with little emphasis on real...Read full comment
“... I paid for an education that was limited because all of my classes were taught by TA's ...Read full comment
“... If you are a proactive person and you want a great education in the perfect setting, then I would go to UC San Diego ...Read full comment
“... If you are a proactive person and you want a great education in the perfect setting, then I would go to UC San Diego ...Read full comment
“... It looks nice, but in reality your education suffers ...Read full comment
“... If you are a proactive person and you want a great education in the perfect setting, then I would go to UC San Diego ...Read full comment
“... Mark my words, the education bubble is the next thing you'll hear about, meaning that people like me are going to be stuck without degrees and ex...Read full comment
“... Any community college will offer a better educational experience than UCSD ...Read full comment
“... When I consider my education at UCSD, I admit that the Soc ...Read full comment
“... UCSD strives to be a 'pureblood' educational school (perfectly legitimate), but since its birth less than half a century ago, students felt an aw...Read full comment
“... -Those who prefer a no-frills education ...Read full comment
“... Although all undergraduates are not getting the education they deserve, if you are a social sciences major, you are non-existent at UCSD and the...Read full comment
“... The education is sub-par and perhaps involves doing lot of busy work and never getting a chance to think things over ...Read full comment
“... education is half and half ...Read full comment
“... If you are more like me, come here because it is in the coolest town in California with a UC, you can find some of the best people in the world ...Read full comment
“... If you are a proactive person and you want a great education in the perfect setting, then I would go to UC San Diego ...Read full comment
“... i've gotten a good education here, and theres no reason you shouldn't ...Read full comment
“... I had to study a little more about antennas and explosives on the job, otherwise much of my education was somewhat underused, except for lower di...Read full comment
“... If you are a proactive person and you want a great education in the perfect setting, then I would go to UC San Diego ...Read full comment
“... The education here is pretty good ...Read full comment
“... I enjoyed my 4 year undergraduate education at UCSD ...Read full comment
“... The education at UCSD is wonderful and the faculty are always willing to help ...Read full comment
“... Definitely not an easy school, but if you want a REAL education then go here ...Read full comment
“... If you're serious about getting a good, academic education, this is the place for you ...Read full comment
“... If you are a proactive person and you want a great education in the perfect setting, then I would go to UC San Diego ...Read full comment
“... Sure, the education is good ...Read full comment
“... UCSD strives to be a 'pureblood' educational school (perfectly legitimate), but since its birth less than half a century ago, students felt an aw...Read full comment
“... The quality of education that you get here may be good for some, but you will most likely be taught like cattle in 200+ room lecture hall ...Read full comment
“... If you are more like me, come here because it is in the coolest town in California with a UC, you can find some of the best people in the world ...Read full comment
“... I'll be upfront -- education was my first priority (and why shouldn't it be ...Read full comment
“... UCSD strives to be a 'pureblood' educational school (perfectly legitimate), but since its birth less than half a century ago, students felt an aw...Read full comment
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