11 Facts About Revelle College

Revelle College is the oldest residential college at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, California.

UC San Diego—along with Revelle College—was founded at the height of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Revelle College's stated goal of creating "Renaissance scholars" is reflected in these requirements, which ensure that a graduate has experience in humanities, calculus, physical science, biology, social science, a fine art, and a foreign language.

Revelle College had recently resigned his posts as UCSD Dean of Research and SIO Director to become director of the Center for Population Studies at Harvard University.

Revelle College remains the only undergraduate college at UCSD named for a living honoree.

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Revelle College grounds encompass the southwest corner of the UC San Diego campus.

The southern section of Revelle College is occupied by two large parking lots and grassy hills, and the administration building sits in a grove in the southeast corner.

Revelle Plaza is the centerpiece of Revelle College, and has served as an important space for campus activities and socialization since its creation.

Since 2007, Revelle College students have had the option of taking Humanities 3 in Italy through the Revelle College in Rome program.

Revelle College offers apartment housing for continuing undergraduates in the Charles David Keeling Apartments.

Revelle College students celebrate Roger Revelle's birthday at the end of winter quarter with a barbecue lunch.