About the Campus

UC Santa Cruz has a current enrollment of more than 16,000 students. Undergraduates pursue course work in more than 60 majors, and graduate students work toward master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and graduate certificates in more than 30 academic fields. Above: Students pass through the Science Hill area of the campus, a picturesque cluster of science buildings, including the award-winning Science & Engineering Library. [More about UCSC's academic offerings]

HIGHLIGHTS

Reputation, Rankings, and Distinctions

In a survey of 60 elite universities, UC Santa Cruz ranked 15th for the percentage of its students whose bachelor's degree led to doctorates. In the UC system, only Berkeley (14th) finished higher. [More]

Faculty Excellence

Faculty who have been attracted to Santa Cruz include two of the University of California's honored University Professors, 20 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 13 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and 31 members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [More]

HEADLINES

UCSC researcher's paper named No. 30 of top 100 science stories for 2009 [More]

UC Santa Cruz lecturer named first Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County [More]

UC Santa Cruz receives nearly 35,000 undergraduate applications for Fall '10 [More]

UC programs help students, families afford college [More]

Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces 2010 season lineup [More]

UC Santa Cruz welcomes 11 Pister Scholarship students to campus as 2009-10 school year begins [More]