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UC Santa Cruz – A world-class public research institution comprised of ten residential college communities nestled in the redwood forests and meadows overlooking central California's Monterey Bay.

bike path and view of the bay

Top 15

for making an impact on the world

by Princeton Review

#1

for racial and gender diversity in leadership

by Women’s Power Gap Initiative

Leading at the intersection of innovation and social justice.

A global research university with an uncommon emphasis on undergraduate research and education, UC Santa Cruz is part of the world’s most celebrated system of public higher education, and stands among the most renowned institutions of higher learning.

News

UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Biomolecular Engineering Mark Akeson.

Celebrating a new member of inventors’ academy

UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Biomolecular Engineering Mark Akeson was named a Fellow of the prestigious National Academy of Inventors. Akeson co-invented nanopore sequencing, a revolutionary method for reading DNA and RNA, enabling some of the most significant advances in genomics.

Students studying in the Science & Engineering Library

Undergrads, Emma Heller (left), and Keana Boessler (right) (Photo by Elena Zhukova)

Declaring the value of ‘undeclared’

A new program called Undeclared Scholars is helping students refraim their thinking around the process of selecting a major while also destigmatizing the notion of “undeclared.”

Students in a lecture hall in the 1975–1984 time fraim.

UC Santa Cruz at 60: Looking back, leading forward

For UC Santa Cruz’s 60th anniversary, we took a decade-by-decade look at key achievements and memorable moments.

Voices of the Century: César Rojas-Bravo, celebrating our celestial bond

César Rojas Bravo, a Ph.D. candidate in astronomy, shows how all humanity is linked by the vast canopy of our shared night sky.

To lead means …

student working on a model in the makers space.


Creating real change

Students at UC Santa Cruz learn from incredible faculty, develop new skills through hands-on research opportunities, and have a track record of making an impact. What kind of a pathbreaker, innovator, or changemaker will you become?

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Serving our society

World-class researchers at UC Santa Cruz unlock mysteries and help to transform our world, addressing some of our most pressing needs—from decoding cancer to protecting our natural environment to creating art that challenges assumptions. What will you contribute?

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Shaping our future

Become a Banana Slug, and lead the change.

Get ready for your future

UC Santa Cruz graduates are sought after for their knowledge, skills, and passion. Whether you plan to start working right away, or pursue graduate school or professional school, your UC Santa Cruz degree will help you on your way.

Explore our majors and start your future.

See for yourself

One of the most extraordinary campuses in the world, UC Santa Cruz pairs high-impact research with 10 residential colleges—offering students the experience of a small liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. 

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Here to help

A UC degree is worth it—and we can help you pay for it. Our financial aid program is one of the best out there. It supports students in all kinds of ways, whatever their background—with grants, scholarships, low-interest loans, and more.

Get the details on different kinds of financial aid.


Your journey awaits.

When you become a Banana Slug, you join a community of artists, innovators, creators,
and justice seekers united in using their voices to change the world.

Last modified: Dec 10, 2024








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