University of California San Diego: A prominent La Jolla, California-based public land-grant research university, UC San Diego is dedicated to transforming society through education, knowledge dissemination, healthcare, and public service. Recognised as a "Public Ivy" with "very high research activity", its main areas of focus include STEM, biological sciences, and medicine. Home to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, it is noted for its groundbreaking research, innovation, and faculty and alumni who include Nobel laureates, making significant global contributions.