University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
Public·Four or more years·Doctor's degree - research/scholarship·GPA 3.87
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The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. Located on Monterey Bay, on the edge of the coastal community of Santa Cruz, the main campus lies on 2,001 acres (810 ha) of rolling, forested hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. As of Fall 2024,…
- Rankings
#19 (Princeton Review)▼
Most Beautiful Campus
Ranked #19 in Most Beautiful Campus (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
National rank
Ranked #52 in the US by Times Higher Education (2026). Source: THE US ↗
National rank
Ranked #63 in Forbes Top Colleges (2026). Source: Forbes ↗
National Universities
Ranked #88 in National Universities (2026). Source: US News ↗
National rank
Ranked #102 in the US by CWUR (2026). Source: CWUR US ↗
1156 High St, Santa Cruz, California, 95064-1011
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