Facts & Figures
Highlights
- Founded as Toland Medical College in 1864
- Affiliated with University of California in 1873
- Occupying seven major sites in San Francisco and Fresno with:
- 28 academic departments
- 9 organized research units
- 7 interdisciplinary research centers
- Ranked by US News & World Report* fifth in quality of research training and fifth in quality of primary care training. UCSF is the only medical school listed in the top 5 in both categories
- Consistently ranked among top three US medical schools by NIH dollars awarded
Ranked first for active patents in UC system - Ranks among the top 10 in seven of eight medical school specialty programs, including first in AIDS medicine, second in women’s health, and third in internal medicine*.
Recent Accomplishments & Innovations
2009: The Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building opens at UCSF's Mission Bay campus.
2008: New Pathways to Discovery program streamlines training towards careers of inquiry, discovery and innovation.
2007: The Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved (PRIME-US) expands medical school enrollment to educate and inspire new physicians to address health disparities.
2006: UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine** launched, comprising the existing Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology and the Program in Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology.
2004: The Institute for Human Genetics established.
2003: Genentech Hall opens the 43-acre Mission Bay campus, one of the most advanced health sciences centers in the world, now with three research buildings and a 160,000 sq. ft. community center.
2002: National Center of Excellence in Women's Health opens a dedicated 8-story Women's Health Center.
2001: New medical school curriculum and the Academy of Medical Educators are instituted. Both are now national models for medical education and for faculty development.
1999: Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute as Comprehensive Cancer Center, the first in Northern California.
1997: Nobel Prize awarded to UCSF's Stanley Prusiner for the discovery of prions.
Faculty & Staff
| Faculty | |
|---|---|
| Full-time | 1921 |
| Part-time | 75 |
| Volunteer | 3099 |
| Staff | |
| Non-Faculty Academics | 769 |
| Staff employees | 5164 |
| Scientific Society Memberships | |
| American Academy of Arts & Sciences | 53 |
| Howard Hughes Medical Investigators | 17 |
| Institute of Medicine | 69 |
| National Academy of Sciences | 36 |
Research Indicators
| NIH Dollars (in millions) | 410 |
| NIH Grants | 821 |
| Active patents, US | 770 |
| Active patents, foreign | 881 |
Total Operating Budget: $1.39 billion
| Tuition & Fees | 1% |
| State Appropriations | 7% |
| Extramural Grants & Contracts | 39% |
| Practice Plan | 27% |
| Gifts & Endowments | 7% |
| Hospital Agreements | 6% |
| SFGH Affiliation Contract | 6% |
| Sales & Services | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
Student Composition
| School of Medicine Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Applications Received | 6030 |
| Interviews Granted | 503 |
| Students Accepted | 257 |
| 2008 Entering MD Students | 152 |
| Total MD Students | 595 |
| PhD/MS Students | 649 |
| Mean Undergraduate GPA | 3.71 |
| MCAT Score (Average Composite) | 11.5 |
| Underrepresented Minorities | 28% |
| Women | 56% |
| California Residents | 80% |
| Tuition & Fees | |
| California Residents | $25562 |
| Out-of-State Residents | $37807 |
| GME & Postdocs | |
| Residents | 785 |
| Clinical Fellows | 433 |
| Postdoctoral Scholars | 1100 |
| CME Students | |
| Live Course Students | 15178 |
| Grand Rounds Students | 3572 |
| Home Study Students | 9008 |
Facilities (at 9 sites)
| Educational Space (Shared) | 57200 ASF |
| Research Space | 991003 ASF |
Affiliated Hospitals & Training Sites
| Licensed Beds/Annual Ambulatory Care Visits | |
|---|---|
| UCSF Medical Center (Parnassus, Children's & Mount Zion Hospitals) | 722/722,728 |
| San Francisco General Hospital | 686/529,098 |
| San Francisco VA Medical Center | 124/425,144 |
| Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute | 67/30,000 |
| Fresno Medical Education Program | Multiple sites |
Alumni & Development
| Total Alumni | 7344 |
| Alumni Association Membership | 3186 |
| Alumni Gifts (cash) | $2,571,366 |
| Total Gifts (cash) | $290,428,098 |
| Endowment (Market Value) | $993,300,000 |
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