Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
College or university · La Jolla, California
- Location
- La Jolla, California
- U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
- 27
- Share of all students
- 56.2%
- Undergraduate / graduate
- — / 27
- Change since fall 2015
- +107.7%
International56.2%of students, fall 2023
Year by year
Data as at fall 2023
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International students, fall by fall
Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").
U.S. nonresident students
Data table
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| Fall | All students | U.S. nonresident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 48 | 27 | 56.2% |
| 2022 | 44 | 25 | 56.8% |
| 2021 | 31 | 15 | 48.4% |
| 2020 | 26 | 15 | 57.7% |
| 2018 | 32 | 15 | 46.9% |
| 2017 | 31 | 15 | 48.4% |
| 2015 | 31 | 13 | 41.9% |
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Undergraduate and graduate
Fall 2023.
- Graduate27
- Rank in California by international students
- 197 of 315
- Share of California's international students
- 0.0%
- Share of all U.S. international students
- 0.00%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
How this school compares
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute reports 27 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 56.2% of its enrolment, against 4.7% across California's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.
- Share of students from abroad, this school
- 56.2%
- Share across California
- 4.7%
- Share across the United States
- 5.7%
- Change since fall 2015, this school
- +107.7%
- Change since fall 2015, California
- -15.4%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Sponsored jobs in La Jolla
Employers in La Jolla filed 2,514 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 420 job titles, at a median offered wage of $77,327.
- Applications since FY2022
- 2,514
- Employers filing
- 185
- Median offered wage
- $77,327
- Assistant Project Scientist330
- Postdoctoral Scholar-employee282
- Postdoctoral Associate192
- Staff Scientist175
- Assistant Professor158
- Postdoctoral Fellow143
- Postdoctoral Scholar Employee128
- Staff Research Associate III62
- Staff Research Associate 360
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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