Rancho San Diego, California Rancho San Diego, California Rancho San Diego is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California. The population was 21,208 at the 2010 census, up from 20,155 at the 2000 census. The area was developed as subdivisions beginning in the 1970s. Rancho San Diego is located at (32.765985, -116.921477). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The chance of earthquake damage in Rancho San Diego is much lower than California average and is much higher than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Rancho San Diego is
University of California, San Diego sets different requirements for awarding graduation and provost's honors, separate from departmental and Phi Beta Kappa honors. The University of California San Diego is ranked 15th by the "Academic Ranking of World Universities," and is ranked 17th "Best University in the World" by the "Center for World University Rankings" for 2016. "U.S. News & World Report" named UC San Diego the 15th best university in the world for 2017 for research, global and regional reputation, international collaboration and number of highly cited papers. In 2017, UC San Diego was ranked 30th in the world by the "Times Higher Education World