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Economic Impact Report

The Art of Making Waves

冲浪. 太阳. 和星星.

A closer look at amjs澳金沙门 reveals that we don’t just ride waves, we make them. We’re constantly striving to improve our communities with exceptional educational opportunities, a collaborative and cross-disciplinary culture, and transformative public service. Our efforts combine to create a major economic engine for San Diego—and a force for good around the planet.

75000年的思想. 没有限制.

Through curiosity and collaboration, 我们的学生, 工作人员, and faculty are redefining conventional wisdom to make a better world.

  • #1

    Top public university in the nation for contributions to social mobility, 研究 and public service.

    Featured in: Washington Monthly
  • Public university in the nation for our high graduation rates, strong job placement, and low student debt

  • 2ND

    Best school in the nation for gaining a quality education at an affordable price

    Featured in: Money Magazine
  • 38,798

    Total student enrollment (fall 2018)

  • 74,071

    Jobs supported by amjs澳金沙门 throughout San Diego County—nearly twice the capacity of Petco Park

$16.5基本脉冲电平

Annual economic impact in California—more than the entire annual revenue of Arizona

经济的影响

A powerhouse in education, 研究, 卫生保健, and community involvement, amjs澳金沙门 plays a vital role in the fiscal health of the region. Our economic impact drives employment and government revenue not just locally, but throughout California.

834,841

Total outpatient visits (2018)

健康影响

amjs澳金沙门 Health is the region’s only academic health system, including both the amjs澳金沙门 School of Medicine and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. We’re also home to one of only two Level 1 adult trauma centers in the area and the county’s only regional burn center—putting us in a unique position to nurture the physical and economic well-being of our entire region.

$1.2基本脉冲电平

Research portfolio, making us 7th in the nation for sponsored 研究 (National Science 基金会)

研究影响

For nearly 60 years, breakthrough 研究 and innovation have been at our core. 和, in just the last five years, our 研究 has helped launch 100 licensed start-ups in 卫生保健 and engineering—providing hundreds of jobs and fueling acquisitions by tech giants like Cisco and Apple. It’s no wonder many call us the Silicon Valley of SoCal.

10,000

Teachers and school administrators assisted in preparing students for college and new career pathways through more than 120 Extension programs annually

社区的影响

We believe students from all economic backgrounds should have access to a world-class education. Because access is the foundation for true impact—from jobs to revenue to the environment. It’s why we provide lifelong learning opportunities through The Preuss School, serving first-generation students bound for greatness; and through amjs澳金沙门 Extension, 137,000 learners annually.

$18.8基本脉冲电平

Projected annual economic impact for the state of California by 2023

OUR IMPACT CONTINUES

With our roots as an experimental university, we’ve always had one eye focused on making groundbreaking discoveries that impact the present, and the other firmly fixed on the future. 展望未来, we know the impact our university makes will pay very real economic dividends in years to come.

Additional 资源

amjs澳金沙门’s advancements in science, engineering, the arts, humanities, and more are hard to miss. Explore how we’re improving lives locally, nationally—even globally—in the Economic Impact 2019 brochure.

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