The University of California San Diego has been ranked the 11th best public university in the country among colleges that pay off the most in a new ranking by CNBC. The rankings measured UC San Diego’s costs, financial aid packages and the earnings for alumni at the start of their career ($61,300), as well as the mid-point ($94,050) and after they have been in the workforce for more than ten years ($126,800).

The CNBC ranking methodology calculated college costs after subtracting scholarships and grants for median U.S. households (families making between $48,001 and $75,000, an income range established by the Department of Education). The rankings also utilized data from the Payscale College Salary Report for alumni ranging from those with less than five years of experience, to those with more than ten years of experience. The ranking gives greater weight to workers’ earnings in the years immediately after college, when individuals are the most impacted by college costs and student debt.
Campus tops other best value rankings lists

Nearly 70 percent of all UC San Diego students receive some form of financial aid, with the median debt of the college’s graduates below the national average. These factors, combined with high earnings among alumni, have netted UC San Diego similar accolades to the CNBC rankings. In May, the campus was included in Forbes Best Value Colleges list as one of the top 15 universities, and Money Magazine recently rated UC San Diego the nation’s 6th best in the publication’s list of top colleges for transfer students.

For more information about UC San Diego’s innovations and rankings, visit the ucsd.edu.

SAN DIEGO PRO ARTE VOICES KICKS OFF 2019 SEASON

The San Diego Pro Arte Voices will kick off its seventh annual concert season with an opening performance at 8 p.m. July 26 at Torrey Pines Church, 8320 La Jolla Scenic Dr. Audience members will hear the soloists and chamber choir of the Pro Arte Voices and music by living composers Thomas Regelski, James Ballard, Z. Randall Stroope, Jocelyn Hagen, and Sir James MacMillan. Tickets are $30 for adults and $10 students. Children 5 years old and under are free. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit sdproartevoices.org.

37TH ANNUAL UCP GOLF CLASSIC TO BENEFIT UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF SAN DIEGO

Rancho Mesa will present its 37th Annual UCP Golf Classic benefitting the United Cerebral Palsy of San Diego with a check-in at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start a 1 p.m. Aug. 19 at the El Camino Country Club, 3202 Vista Way in Oceanside. An awards dinner will be held after the tournament play has finished. The entrance fee is $325 per person and $1,180 for a group of four, which includes lunch, green fees, golf cart, dinner, tee prizes, and refreshments. For more information call (858) 571-5365 or sign up online ucpsd.org.

ATHENAEUM PRESENTS CONCERT TO HONOR CLARA SCHUMANN

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library will present the concert “CLARA AND HER LOVES” in honor of Clara Schumann’s 200th birthday at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room, 1008 Wall St. Violinist Victoria Martino and pianist James Lent will be interpreting the works of the virtuosic pianist and composer of the Romantic era. Tickets are $35 for members and $40 for the general public. Call to reserve tickets at (858) 454-5872 or visit ljathenaeum.org/special-concerts to purchase online.

THREE-PART LECTURE SERIES ON RADICAL ART SCENES IN CA

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library hosts the three-part lecture series called “The Mythology of California: Scene Makers and Cultural Renegades at the Edge of ‘The West,” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19, 26, and Oct. 3 in the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room, 1008 Wall St. Within this series, Ph.D. Charissa Noble, examines the cultural legacy of radical art scenes in California by sharing her original work and research in the fields of art and musicology. Tickets are $30 for members and $45 for nonmembers. To attend an individual lecture, tickets are $12 for members and $17 for nonmembers. To reserve tickets, call (858) 454-5872 or visit ljathenaeum.org/special-lectures. 

THE ATHENAEUM JAZZ AT TSRI FALL SERIES FEATURES LEADING JAZZ ARTISTS

The Athenaeum’s fall jazz series will feature three performances by leading jazz artists at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2, Nov. 2, and Nov. 17, in the Auditorium at the Scripps Research Institute, 10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive. The Gerald Clayton Quartet starts the series in October. The series continues with a performance by Anthony Wilson Quartet: Songs and Photographs, and the Steel House Trio (featuring pianist Edward Simon, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade) concludes the fall series. Seating is limited and early reservations are advised. For tickets and information, call 858-454-5872 or visit ljathenaeum.org/jazz-at-tsri.