Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

About

Type: Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location: La Jolla, California
Website: www.sbpdiscovery.org/education/graduate-school

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Setting: Large city
Nearest major city: San Diego, about 9 mi
Nearest international airport: San Diego International Airport (SAN), about 10 mi

La Jolla, California

Academic calendar: Quarter
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: David A. Brenner, MD (CEO/President)
Phone: 85864631005138
City: La Jolla, California
Address: 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1005

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Doctoral41 international (25.0%)

Popular graduate programs

Biomedical Sciences, General · Doctoral4 (25% international)

All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

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Biologyhas 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Doctor
Biomedical Sciences, General.	-

Students

52 students in 2025

Graduate students 52

Age distribution

Graduate students

Under 22

1.9%

22–24

11.5%

25–29

57.7%

30–34

17.3%

35 and over

11.5%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.

Graduate students51.9%

27 in 2025 · 41.9% in 2016

2016Peer median 0.0%2025

Cost

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$2.4M

Gifts and private grants

$1.6M68.9%

Government grants and contracts

$745K31.1%

Expenses$2.8M

Research

$2.4M85.0%

Institutional support

$422K15.0%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.

All faculty

$159,974peers $67,788

Professor

$214,567peers $85,183

Associate professor

$133,584peers $76,269

Assistant professor

$104,778peers $67,938

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

No athlete data available for 2025.

No athlete data available for 2024.

No athlete data available for 2023.

Nearby & Safety

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References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.