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We offer a range of courses and programs to help you meet your goals.</p> <p> <a class="text-link" href="https://extension.ucsd.edu/">Learn More About Extended Studies</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="jumbotron jumbotron-quote-slider grit-combo-8" data-module="stats-carousel"> <div class="container"> <div class="row row-flex"> <div class="col-md-3"> <div class="text-indent"> <h2>ACADEMICS</h2> <p>We merge disciplines and surpass expectations, empowering students to think creatively across boundaries, resulting in unimagined discoveries.</p> <a class="btn btn-lg btn-default" href="academics/index.html">Learn More About Degrees and Programs</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-7 col-md-offset-2"> <ul class="new-quote-slider"> <li> <div class="image" style="background-image:url('_images/about/economic-impact-report/img-stats-top-ten.jpg');"></div> <div class="text"> <div class="v-align"> <span class="big-number">10</span> <div class="top-heading"></div> <p>One of the top 10 public universities in the nation for over a decade.</p> <span>Featured in: U.S. News & World Report</span> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="image" style="background-image:url('_images/about/economic-impact-report/img-stats-number-one-public-service.jpg');"></div> <div class="text"> <div class="v-align"> <span class="big-number">#3</span> <div class="top-heading"></div> <p>Among the top public universities in the nation.</p> <span>Featured in: Forbes</span> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="image" style="background-image:url('_images/homepage/img-homepage-stats-sio-pier-780x640.jpg');"></div> <div class="text"> <div class="v-align"> <span class="big-number">#7</span> <div class="top-heading"></div> <p>In research spending by total R&D expenditures.</p> <span>Featured in: National Science Foundation</span> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="image" style="background-image:url('_images/homepage/img-homepage-stats-clarivate-760x840.jpg');"></div> <div class="text"> <div class="v-align"> <span class="big-number">#7</span> <div class="top-heading"></div> <p>Among all institutions across the globe of highly cited researchers. 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