| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
| Motto | Fiat Lux (Latin, "Let There Be Light") |
|---|---|
| Established | 1873 |
| School type | Public |
| Chancellor | J. Michael Bishop |
| Location | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Enrollment | 36 undergraduate, 2,653 graduate |
| Faculty | 1,686 |
| Endowment | US$842 million |
| Campus | Urban, 135 acres (0.6 kmē) |
| Sports teams | none |
| Website | / www.ucsf.edu |
UCSF is unique in that it does research almost completely within medical disciplines, and the university is known for innovation in medical research, public service, and patient care. UCSF's faculty includes three Nobel Prize winners, 21 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 53 members of the Institute of Medicine, and 30 members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1995, the National Research Council ranked UCSF in the top ten for biochemistry and molecular biology (1st), genetics (2nd), cell and developmental biology (3rd), neurosciences (4th), physiologyPhysiology is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. Physiology has traditionally been divided into plant physiology and animal physiology but the principles of physiology are universal, no matter what partic (5th), and biomedical engineeringBiomedical engineering is a discipline concerned with the development and manufacture of prostheses, medical devices, diagnostic devices, drugs and other therapies. It is more concerned with biological, safety and regulatory issues than other forms of eng (7th). Overall, the campus is fourth in the nation in annual NSFNSF is an abbreviation. National Science Foundation National Sanitation Foundation Nationalsocialistisk Front N-ethylmaleimide sensitive fusion protein NES Sound Format Non sufficient funds TLAs.- NIH funding with $420.7 million (2003). UCSF's Schools of Dentistry, Nursing, and Pharmacy all are first in NIH funding among their peers, with $28 million, $13.4 million and $19.8 million, respectively. Its School of Medicine is fourth with $350.8 million.
UCSF's Parnassus campus includes the UCSF Medical Center, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute (one of the state's largest outpatient clinics), and a number of research labs. UCSF's Mission Bay campus, recently opened in 2003 with construction still ongoing, contains additional research space and facilities to foster biotechnology and life sciences companies.