| There are few places that provide all of the | | | | an accredited private university with regional |
| amenities and necessities to university life than La | | | | campuses located throughout California and one in |
| Jolla, California. Its beautiful surroundings and | | | | Nevada. In 2008 three of its alums received the |
| affordable student rates, provide for a great | | | | distinction of California Teacher of the Year and it's |
| university experience. | | | | known for its preparation of candidates for teaching |
| So what schools are in La Jolla? First and probably | | | | credentials. In 2006 National University also won an |
| foremost, there's the University of California, San | | | | Emmy for its "one University commercial. |
| Diego (UCSD). Founded in 1960, UCSD is one of the | | | | One of the regional research centers, Scripps |
| 10 University of California campuses. The Scripps | | | | Research Institute is a medical research facility |
| Institution of Oceanography, which predated UCSD, is | | | | focusing on the biomedical sciences. A total of 3,000 |
| now a part of the university, and is a designated sea | | | | scientists, technicians, graduate students, and staff, |
| and space grant institution; meaning a lot of research | | | | which makes it one of the largest private nonprofit |
| takes place there. | | | | biomedical research organizations in the world of an |
| UCSD runs the UC San Diego Medical Center and is | | | | institute which primary location in La Jolla along with |
| affiliated with other regional research centers, | | | | its sister facility in Florida. |
| including the Salk Institute, the Burnham Institute for | | | | Then there's Burnham Institute for Medical Research: |
| Medical Research, and The Scripps Research Institute. | | | | a nonprofit research institute with two locations, one |
| UCSD has 7,566 faculty members, who include eight | | | | in La Jolla and one in Florida. There are over 750 |
| Nobel Laureates, eight MacArthur fellows, three | | | | scientists at Burnham who are making attempts to |
| National Medal of Science laureates, and a Fields | | | | reveal the molecular causes of a variety of diseases. |
| medalist. | | | | Research topics include cancer, neuroscience, stem |
| With six undergraduate colleges, six graduate | | | | cell research, diabetes, and obesity. |
| divisions, 125 undergraduate majors, 52 masters | | | | Finally, there's the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, |
| degrees, 51 doctoral programs, and four professional | | | | which ranks among the top institutions in the country |
| degrees, you know there's something at UCSD for | | | | when it comes to life sciences research output and |
| everyone! | | | | quality. It was ranked the world's top biomedicine |
| Also, just to throw it in there, UCSD was ranked the | | | | research institute in 2004 by the Times Higher |
| second best university in the nation by the | | | | Education Supplement and number one in the world in |
| Washington Monthly's 2007 College Guide. It's the | | | | neuroscience and behavior by Sciencewatch just this |
| ninth greenest university in the country according to | | | | year. |
| the national publication Greenopia. Possibly of interest | | | | So, there you have it: if you're a student, a teacher, |
| to future La Jolla residents, the school is also the | | | | a scientist, want to be one, or just like being around |
| third largest employer in San Diego County. I could go | | | | people of those types; take a look at homes in La |
| on, of course, but I'll give the other schools their say. | | | | Jolla! |
| La Jolla is the headquarter of National University. It's | | | | |