Company description
University of California Santa Cruz offers Colleges services in Santa Cruz CA, CA area.
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- Mission
- The University of California, Santa Cruz is one of the country's leading research universities, with an uncommon commitment to undergraduate teaching. Nestled on 2,000 acres of redwood forest and meadow overlooking the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, UC Santa Cruz is renowned for world-changing research in physics, marine sciences, environmental sciences, astronomy and astrophysics, and international economics, among other prestigious programs. The campus is home to the national Center for Adaptive Optics, the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics, the Center for Ocean Health, the Center for Justice, Tolerance and Community, and the nationally recognized summer repertory theater company Shakespeare Santa Cruz. In 1997, UC Santa Cruz launched the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, focusing on such important 21st century topics as information technology, nanotechnology, and biotechnology. The Baskin School of Engineering has been growing rapidly, having recently added innovative new majors in computer game design and bioengineering. It also offers one of the few undergraduate majors in bioinformatics in the country.
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Medium School, Public School, Large Town, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Low Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - High
- Campus Description
- 2,000-acre campus in Santa Cruz, 75 miles from San Francisco and 30 miles from San Jose. Served by bus; major airports serve San Francisco and San Jose; train serves San Jose. School operates campus shuttle service. Public transportation serves campus.
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required
- Costs
- 2010-2011 In-state tuition and fees: $10,626; Out-of-state tuition and fees: $33,505
- Usertags
- redwoods,santa cruz,university
- School Type
- Public, 4-year or above
- Parking
- Private car park
- Entrance Difficulty
- Very difficult
- Selectivity
- more selective
- Features
- english spoken
- Campus Size
- 2000 acres
- City Type
- Small City
- Setting
- suburban
- Highest Degree Offered
- Doctoral
- Academic Calendar
- quarter
- Application Deadline
- 30-Nov
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $13038
- Institutional Control
- Public
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $8200
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 81.13
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 19846
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 24462
- Year Founded
- 1965
- Founded In
- 1965
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $60
- Graduate Application Fee
- $70
- International Application Fee
- $40
- Application Fee
- $60
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.ucsc.edu/
