Communications and Networking research activities are supported by laboratories providing modern software tools for analysis and simulation using a variety of computational platforms. The San Diego Supercomputer Center, one of 4 NSF national centers for supercomputing research, is located on the UCSD campus and is heavily used for electrical and computer engineering research. Financial Aid Financial aid is available in the form of fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships. The department attempts to support all full-time graduate students, especially at the Ph.D. level. For more information about possible sources for financial aid, please visit the web pages below.
Costs are subject to change.
Living and Housing Costs UCSD provides 802 residential apartments for graduate students. For more information about housing, please visit the web pages below. ECE has an undergraduate enrollment of about 1025 and a graduate enrollment of about 320. The 2,040-acre campus spreads from the coastline, where the Scripps Institution of Oceanography is located, across a large wooded portion to the Torrey Pines Mesa overlooking the Pacific Ocean. To the east and north lie mountains, with Mexico to the south.