University of California, San Francisco

Not to be confused with University of San Francisco or San Francisco State University.

University of California, San Francisco
Former name
Toland Medical College (1864)
The Medical Department of the University of California (1873)
MottoFiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English
Let there be light
TypePublic land-grant medical school
Established1864; 160 years ago (1864)
FounderHugh Toland
Parent institution
University of California
AccreditationWSCUC
Endowment$2.72 billion (2023)[1]
Budget$9.83 billion (2022)[2]
ChancellorSam Hawgood[3]
Vice-ChancellorDaniel Lowenstein
Academic staff
5,063[4]
Postgraduates3,139 (Fall 2023)[5]
Location
San Francisco
,
California
,
United States

37°45′46″N 122°27′29″W / 37.76278°N 122.45806°W / 37.76278; -122.45806
CampusUrban, 195 acres (79 ha)[6]
NewspaperSynapse
Colors  UCSF Teal
  Navy Blue[7]
MascotBears (unofficial)
Websiteucsf.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It conducts research and teaching in medical and biological sciences.[8][9][10][11]

UCSF was founded as Toland Medical College in 1864. In 1873, it became affiliated with the University of California as its Medical Department. In the same year, it incorporated the California College of Pharmacy and in 1881 it established a dentistry school. Its facilities were located in both Berkeley and San Francisco.[12] In 1964, the school gained full administrative independence as a campus of the UC system, headed by its own chancellor, and in 1970 it gained its current name. Historically based at Parnassus Heights with satellite facilities throughout the city, UCSF developed a second major campus in the newly redeveloped Mission Bay district in the early 2000s.

In 2023, UCSF received the 2nd highest research funding from the National Institutes of Health.[13] In 2021, the university spent $1.71 billion in research and development, the second most among institutions of higher education in the U.S.[14][15] With 25,398 employees, UCSF is the second-largest public agency employer in the San Francisco Bay Area.[16] UCSF faculty have treated patients and trained residents since 1873 at the San Francisco General Hospital and for over 50 years at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2023. "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Uses of Funds". UCSF.edu. 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "List of UCSF Chancellors". Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "UCSF Overview". UC San Francisco. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Student Enrollment Headcount". University of California San Francisco. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "University of California Annual Financial Report 18/19" (PDF). University of California. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Color | UCSF Brand Identity". Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "UCSF Schools Earn Top Rankings in 2017 US News Survey". UC San Francisco. March 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Health". U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "University of California, San Francisco". July 16, 2015.
  11. ^ "UCSF Leads in Academic Rankings, NIH Funding – California Life Sciences Association". March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  12. ^ "History of UCSF". History of UCSF | UC San Francisco. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "NIH Awards by Location and Organization - NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)". report.nih.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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  16. ^ "Public Agency Employers: Ranked by Bay Area employees". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.