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University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA · Public · 17,940 students · mostly bachelor degrees
221st-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$17,890
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$41,179
Graduation rate
75%
Admission rate
66%
Median graduate earnings
$68,396
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$16,666
Pell grant recipients
32%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
135 programsComputer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree125 grads/yr$124,641Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree658 grads/yr$123,422Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$118,290Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Master's Degree22 grads/yr$110,425Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$98,567Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Bachelor's Degree92 grads/yr$94,589Biochemistry · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$88,305Business/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree280 grads/yr$82,064Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree159 grads/yr$76,382Learning Sciences · Master's Degree52 grads/yr$73,343Contemplative Studies/Inquiry · Bachelor's Degree123 grads/yr$72,125Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$71,348Ecology · Doctoral Degree14 grads/yr$70,373Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology · Bachelor's Degree178 grads/yr$69,849Neuroscience · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$69,027Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree132 grads/yr$66,333Legal Studies · Bachelor's Degree126 grads/yr$66,244Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree141 grads/yr$65,890Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree215 grads/yr$65,036Geology/Earth Science, General · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$64,499Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree104 grads/yr$60,519Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree499 grads/yr$59,948Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree96 grads/yr$59,214Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production · Bachelor's Degree$58,163Community Organization and Advocacy · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$56,620
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.