University of California, San Diego (State public university)
San Diego State University (State public university)
University of San Diego (private, Catholic university)
Point Loma Nazarene (private, Protestant Christian university)
California Western School of Law (Private university)
The Salk Institute for Biological Research (Prestigious nonprofit research institute)
The Scripps Research Institute (Private research institute)
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Famous marine biology institute)
The Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Private research institute)
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (Nonprofit research institute)
Cal State San Marcos (State public university)
