Thank you for supporting UC San Diego during the 2025-26 academic year!
2026 Impact Report
Every graduate, every groundbreaking discovery, every life-saving health advance, every push to transform our shared future — made possible by you.
93%
scholar-athlete graduation rate,
highest among DI public schools
Here's how your generosity made an impact this year:
$19,638,340
total dollars raised thanks to you
11,645
first-time donors
20,366
total donors
3,535
alumni donors
$1 million+
raised by
4,055 donors
Save the date
4.28.27
Let's do this. Together.
Where purpose drives progress
Across UC San Diego and UC San Diego Health Sciences, your generosity opens doors and transforms lives. Whether funding student scholarships, expanding access to life-saving medical care or turning innovative research into real-world businesses, your support drives progress across our campus and health system. These new paths to success unlock limitless progress for us all.
750+ registered student organizations
3,200
patients served by the Student-Run Free Clinic
257
scholarships for UC San Diego medical students
“Gifts to UC San Diego provide scholarships, resources to create community-based change and spaces for conversations and ideas that have the power to transform our future.”
– Okalani Dawkins ‘26
52%
of study abroad students receive scholarship support.
$170,256
in emergency funds awarded to students in need
9,928
students served by Basic Needs programs
“Research and development are vital to identifying, treating and preventing cancer in patients like me. Your support means UC San Diego Health can add more skilled physician-scientists to medical teams who work toward developing and advancing targeted therapies and treatments.”
– Sabrina Leamon
1,200+
clinical trials launched
25,000
San Diego County residents served by the Mobile Health Clinic
“I’ve seen firsthand that compassion is engrained in every facet of care at UC San Diego Health. And your support is profoundly important. Philanthropy fuels research, innovation, and the personal, human touches that save lives like mine.”
— Kim Peters
#1
best public college for research
32,000
jobs created by UC San Diego-related companies
#8
university powering global innovation
84,000+
visits to the Student Health and Well-Being Center — more than 40% of the student population
1,144+
monitoring cameras for natural disaster prevention across California
When you make a gift to UC San Diego, your support has a ripple effect. What happens here propels us all toward a brighter future — from students across campus to families across our community to people across the globe.
Thank you for making a meaningful impact this year.