Overview

The University of California San Diego ranked #62 (QS 2024) and #3 among public U.S. universities in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. The university also advanced to No. 14 among U.S. colleges overall and No. 18 in the world in the annual list.

At-a-Glance

Acceptance Rate (Master’s): 25%

Average Base Salary after Master’s Degree: USD 79,387

Visit School Website: https://www.ucsd.edu/

Address: UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, United States

Program Overview

Students participating in the Program will study for the first 3 years at VinUni and the next 2 years at UCSD. After 5 years, students will graduate with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from VinUni and a Master of Science degree from UCSD. During 2 years at UCSD, students will study 1 year of undergraduate programs at UCSD as a visiting student and the other year as a Master’s student.

Program Options (3+1+1 Programs for CECS students)

• M.S. in Structural Engineering
• M.S. in Structural Health Monitoring & Nondestructive Evaluation
• M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering

Admissions Requirements

• Minimum 3.25/4.0
• TOEFL iBT >= 85, TOEFL PBT >= 64, IELTS >= 7.0
• Application fee is waived