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University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCS, was established in 1965. The university introduced its graduate study programs in 1966. The university's campus covers more than 2000 acres in Santa Cruz, California, and overlooks the Monterey Bay and Pacific Ocean. As of 2007-2008, UCSC served more than 15,000 students and has a number of undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. programs. UCSC is organized into several academic units including:
- Benjamin F. Porter College
- College Eight
- College Nine
- College Ten
- Cowell College
- Crown College
- Kresge College
- Merrill College
- Oakes College
- Stevenson College
The sports teams of UCSC are known as the Banana Slugs. The teams compete in Division III of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) in men's and women's basketball, volleyball, soccer, swimming and diving, and water polo. In addition, the women’s teams also participate in golf and cross country. The women's rugby team won the Division II National Collegiate Championship in the 2005-2006 season.
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Campus Location1156 High St
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
USA
Main Tel: (831) 459-0111
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
University Of California-Santa Cruz HighlightsWhere University Of California-Santa Cruz stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, religion and philosophy, liberal arts, science, conservation and resource management, drama and performing arts, art studies, mathematics, photography and commercial art, and computer science and engineering.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of students.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 3,411 | 48 | | Master | 274 | 30 | | Doctorale | 132 | 23 | | Postbaccalaureate certificate | 22 | 2 |
UC Santa Cruz StudentsThe student enrollment at UC Santa Cruz was 15,825 in 2007 (15,466 full-time equivalent). About 46% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 54% of the class. Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%. About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 7,646 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 25,718 | | Room and board | $ 12,483 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,325 | | Other | $ 3,342 |
Financial Aid: UC Santa Cruz participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 374 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 114 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 58 |
Housing and MealsUC Santa Cruz provides on-campus housing for 7,428 of its 15,466 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
UC Santa Cruz AthleticsUC Santa Cruz is in the Division III Independents for major sports.
UC Santa Cruz Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 77% | | Women | 82% | | All | 80% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 500-630 | | Math | 520-630 | | Writing | 510-620 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (115 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (333 awarded) - Business/Managerial Economics
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (146 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (158 awarded) - Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (85 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (94 awarded) ENGINEERING (27 awarded) - Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (108 awarded) - Community Organization and Advocacy
FINE ARTS (48 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (5 awarded) LAW (60 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (1,389 awarded) - American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature/Letters
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- German Studies
- History
- International Economics
- Italian Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (73 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics
MEDIA (10 awarded) - Communication and Media Studies
MEDICINE (22 awarded) MUSIC (34 awarded) PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (131 awarded) - Film/Video and Photographic Arts
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (65 awarded) SCIENCE (555 awarded) - Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Bioinformatics
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
- Environmental Toxicology
- Geology/Earth Science
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Molecular Biochemistry
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (381 awarded) - Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
- Psychology
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