University of California Santa Cruz
Valuable Education at UC Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz is one of the exceptional campuses of the University of California educational system. The UCSC has a current enrollment of about 15,000 students, and offers about 61 undergraduate degree programs, 31 minors, and 56 concentrations in the fields of Arts, Engineering, Humanities, Physical and Biological Sciences, and Social Sciences. It also and graduate degree programs as well as certificates in 32 academic fields. As a matter of fact, about 1,350 graduate students are enrolled at the certificate, masters, and doctoral levels.
UC Santa Cruz is a highly competitive educational facility, ranking 15th for the percentage of students whose bachelor’s degree led to doctorates, a feat only UC Berkeley was able to surpass, among the UC Colleges within the California system.
The UCSC faculty roster is also impressive, attracted 2 of the University of California’s honored University Professors, 21 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, about 10 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and 2 members of the Institute of Medicine.
In its drive to provide only the best to satisfy its students intellectual inquiries, the UC Santa Cruz is home to 2 Organized Research Units: The Institute of Marine Sciences and the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics.
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University of California Santa Cruz Information
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone :
831-459-0111
To Santa Cruz
From Southern and Central California:
Take Route 101 north to Route 156 west to Route 1 north. Then follow Route 1 north to Santa Cruz.
From Northern California:
Take Route 5 south to Route 80 west to Route 680 south to Route 280 north. Then take Highway 17 south to Route 1 north to Santa Cruz.
From San Francisco Airport:
Take Route 101 south to Route 85 south to Highway 17 south to Route 1 north to Santa Cruz.
From San Jose Airport:
Take Route 880 south to Highway 17 south to Route 1 north to Santa Cruz.
From Monterey Airport:
Take Route 1 north to Santa Cruz.
To Campus
Once you're in Santa Cruz on Route 1 north, follow the highway as it becomes Mission Street through town. Then turn right on Bay Street and follow it to the campus entrance.