Public Ivy
Recognized as a Public Ivy, UC San Diego is a highly regarded research institution, ranked 11th in the world by the "Nature Index", 14th in the world by the "Scrimago Institutions Rankings", 14th in the world by the "Lens Metric", 14th best university in the world according to "TBS Rankings", 16th in "U.S. News &amp; World Report" 's 2017 global university rankings, 15th in the world by the "Academic Ranking of World Universities", 16th best university in the world by the "Centre for Science and Technology Studies of Leiden University Ranking", 18th in the world by the "Center for World University Rankings", 18th in the world by "University Ranking by Academic Performance", and 5th best public university in the world by the "Times Higher Education World University Rankings".