University of California at San Francisco
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Former name
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Toland Medical College (1864-1873) The Medical Department of the University of California (1973-1964) University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (1964-1970) |
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| Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Let there be light |
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Public Research |
| Established | 1873 1864 as Toland Medical College |
| Founder | Hugh Toland |
| Endowment | $2.3 billion (2016) |
| Budget | $5.9 billion (2016) |
| Chancellor | Sam Hawgood, MBBS |
| Vice-Chancellor | Daniel Lowenstein, MD |
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Academic staff
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3,000 |
| Postgraduates | 4,904 (Fall 2014) |
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San Francisco, California, United States 37°45′46″N 122°27′29″W / 37.7627°N 122.4581°WCoordinates: 37°45′46″N 122°27′29″W / 37.7627°N 122.4581°W |
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Urban, |
| Colors | UCSF Teal |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Affiliations | University of California |
| Website | UCSF.edu |
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Urban,
The University of California, San Francisco (also referred to as UCSF), is a research university located in San Francisco, California and part of the University of California system. The university is entirely dedicated to health sciences and is a major center of medical and biological research and teaching, and is ranked as one of the top universities in the biomedical field in the country and around the world. It was founded as Toland Medical College in 1864, and in 1873 it became affiliated with the University of California.
The UCSF School of Medicine is one of the most selective medical schools in the United States based on average MCAT score, GPA, and acceptance rate. In 2015, 7,393 people applied and 437 were interviewed for 149 positions in the entering class. UCSF is ranked 3rd among research-oriented medical schools in the United States and ranked 3rd for primary care by U.S. News and World Report, making it the only medical school to achieve a top-5 ranking in both categories. UCSF is currently ranked 3rd among medical schools in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Clinical Medicine, 2016).
The UCSF School of Medicine is affiliated with UCSF Medical Center, the nation's 8th-ranked hospital according to U.S. News & World Report. In 2014, a national evaluation of residency programs named UCSF and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine the top two physician training institutions in the United States.
UCSF traces its history to Hugh H. Toland, a South Carolina surgeon who found great success and wealth after moving to San Francisco in 1852. A previous school, the Cooper Medical College of the University of Pacific (founded 1858), entered a period of uncertainty in 1862 when its founder, Elias Samuel Cooper, died. In 1864, Toland founded a new medical school, Toland Medical College, and the faculty of Cooper Medical College chose to suspend operations and join the new school.
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