UCSD at La Jolla

UCSD at La Jolla

By carlanell, 10th May 2016

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is one of the features that defines La Jolla, the coastal town that hosts the university. UCSD at La Jolla covers hundreds of acres. It has also grown over the past several decades. It sits between the I-5 and the Pacific coastline. Part of the campus also stretches east, past the I-5, including student housing and the East Campus. Main entrances include Villa La Jolla Dr., Gilman Dr. and UCSD Northpoint Dr.

UCSD at La Jolla sits on a mesa with its west side posing in an ideal spot against the Pacific coastline.  It’s a beautiful campus that’s covered with not only state-of-the-art buildings and classrooms but lush green spaces and tree groves. Rabbits, squirrels and birds of prey are common sites, as students make their way from class to class. The UCSD library building sits in the heart of the university. Photographed many times, it’s become something of an icon for the school and it’s beauty.

University of California, San Diego – UCSD at La Jolla Features and Lifestyle

Renowned research facilities and hospitals form a part of UCSD at La Jolla. They include the VA Medical Center. It sits next door to The UCSD School of Medicine.  They include Thornton Hospital on the East Campus. Renowned institutes and research parks form satellites around the university. Scripps Research Institute sits outside the North Campus. Scripps Institute of Oceanography is part of UCSD. Although, it extends away, edging La Jolla Shores Dr. It’s inclined to the oceanfront. It’s connected to the southwest end of UCSD. That’s where you’ll find La Jolla Playhouse and Revelle College.

You’ll find many neighborhoods fanning out from much of the campus. Some host elegant, custom homes tucked away in secluded niches. Many of these homes are within walking distance like those in the La Jolla Farms neighborhood. Some of them sit on the edge of the mesa, with incredible views of the blue Pacific. More beautiful homes align around the La Jolla Shores area. They align around the Torrey Pines Rd. and Gilman Dr. areas. Scores of condo and apartment complexes off Gilman Dr. and Villa La Jolla Dr. make for ideal off-campus housing for students. Just across the street from USCD at La Jolla, a huge shopping center that includes La Jolla Village Square makes it easy for students, academia and other residents to find products and services. Doctors’ offices, hotels and restaurants are always humming too. And let’s not forget University City and UTC. They are just down the way, briefly to the east. You’ll find plenty of great neighborhoods with housing to suit nearly every taste and pocket book. You’ll find more great shopping, dining, entertainment and an engaging lifestyle.

With UCSD at La Jolla, you find great options for higher learning and high quality of life!