- The Inkwell
- California
- University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CACity: smallZIP 95064Founded 1965
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1965
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ucsc.edu
CaliforniaPublic
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of California-Santa Cruz is a public university in Santa Cruz, California, with 17,940 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $18,549 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention88%
4-year graduation60%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans27%
$18,549net price / year
66%admission rate
—average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$73,362median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,000median debt
#307 of 1,704 for earnings#760 of 1,739 for lowest net price#287 of 1,738 for graduation rate#471 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $43,867tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,585
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $54,187
- Average net price
- $18,549national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,973
$30,001–48,000$10,713
$48,001–75,000$13,446
$75,001–110,000$18,220
$110,001+$35,350
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 79%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,492
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,362middle 50%: $46,105–$106,677
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$106,677
Median, University of California-Santa Cruz$73,362
Lower quarter$46,105
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 17,940
- Part-time
- 2.9%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 22 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 85%
- Average faculty salary
- $17,994 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,595
- Endowment, end of year
- $164,952,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White31%
Hispanic29%
Black2.1%
Asian24%
Two or more races8.9%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.3%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Computer & information sciences17%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies16%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Social sciences9.1%
Visual & performing arts6.3%
Business & management5.5%
Engineering5.1%
Physical sciences4.4%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in California
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | $9,803 | 50% | $73,299 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $2,385 | 55% | $62,555 |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | $3,946 | 53% | $61,951 |
| California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA | $10,939 | 55% | $67,217 |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA | $5,418 | 58% | $62,756 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA | $18,832 | 87% | $96,304 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | $18,314 | 74% | $65,090 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ | $18,783 | 72% | $90,769 |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | $18,868 | 72% | $63,924 |
| Iowa State University Ames, IA | $18,517 | 77% | $67,568 |
| Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | $18,210 | 71% | $61,473 |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | $18,902 | 77% | $83,232 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110714. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1047293.