University of California Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 United States |
#105 in Best Global Universities
Summary
The University of California—Santa Cruz, or UCSC, is a public institution that was founded in 1965. The school is located along California's coast, around 75 miles south of San Francisco. The school is also just south of Silicon Valley, which means many research, internship and employment opportunities are nearby for students. More than 17,000 students attended the university in a recent year, and around 90 percent of them were studying at the undergraduate level. Non-California residents pay a supplemental tuition. Around half of the UCSC student body lives on campus, and housing options include the university's 10 undergraduate residential colleges. All undergrads become affiliated with one of the residential colleges, each of which offers academic support services and social activities. Housing is guaranteed for four years for undergraduate international students who enter as freshmen.
The university offers studies in the arts, humanities, physical and biological sciences, social sciences and engineering. In all, UCSC offers around 60 undergraduate majors as well as graduate studies in approximately 40 fields. The language of instruction is English, and the university follows a quarter-based academic calendar. A sampling of the university's research groups includes the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, the Center for Games and Playable Media and the Institute of Marine Sciences. Both undergraduate and graduate students participate in research at UCSC. In fact, more than 70 percent of undergraduates are involved with research during the course of their studies. Undergrads can choose to work on ongoing university research projects or develop their own independent projects with faculty guidance.
University Data
Total number of students
19,494
Number of international students
2,146
Total number of academic staff
854
Number of international staff
181
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
5,324
Number of master's degrees awarded
347
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
152
Number of research only staff
394
Number of new undergraduate students
5,194
Number of new master's students
300
Number of new doctoral students
281
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Rankings
University of California Santa Cruz is ranked #105 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
Global Universities Rankings
Subject Rankings
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate this institution's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
69.5
Global research reputation
#229
Regional research reputation
#74
Publications
#514
Books
#250
Conferences
#450
Normalized citation impact
#43
Total citations
#336
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#328
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#25
International collaboration - relative to country
#66
International collaboration
#454
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#246
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#35
Arts and Humanities overall score
41.4
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#137
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#60
Arts and Humanities publications
#264
Arts and Humanities books
#225
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#171
Arts and Humanities total citations
#237
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#209
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#133
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#299
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#342
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
55.7
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#246
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#58
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#511
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#1
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#178
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#238
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#11
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#271
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#365
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#94
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#1
Chemistry overall score
42.5
Chemistry global research reputation
#648
Chemistry regional research reputation
#108
Chemistry publications
#1037
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#88
Chemistry total citations
#709
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#637
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#124
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#80
Chemistry international collaboration
#245
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#338
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#42
Computer Science overall score
33.6
Computer Science global research reputation
#421
Computer Science regional research reputation
#85
Computer Science publications
#670
Computer Science conferences
#286
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#155
Computer Science total citations
#469
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#287
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#151
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#619
Computer Science international collaboration
#510
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#610
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#653
Environment/Ecology overall score
72.4
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#67
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#29
Environment/Ecology publications
#169
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#138
Environment/Ecology total citations
#141
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#130
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#136
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#126
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#342
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#114
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#119
Geosciences overall score
66.0
Geosciences global research reputation
#86
Geosciences regional research reputation
#28
Geosciences publications
#151
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#32
Geosciences total citations
#97
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#99
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#76
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#96
Geosciences international collaboration
#253
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#77
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#66
Materials Science overall score
47.5
Materials Science global research reputation
#396
Materials Science regional research reputation
#89
Materials Science publications
#800
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#23
Materials Science total citations
#411
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#338
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#29
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#70
Materials Science international collaboration
#118
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#197
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#15
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
60.8
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#92
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#24
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#384
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#5
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#168
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#188
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#6
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#50
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#204
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#100
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#4
Physics overall score
62.7
Physics global research reputation
#280
Physics regional research reputation
#76
Physics publications
#349
Physics normalized citation impact
#93
Physics total citations
#225
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#232
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#109
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#162
Physics international collaboration
#313
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#150
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#73
Plant and Animal Science overall score
58.3
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#334
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#73
Plant and Animal Science publications
#279
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#87
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#183
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#151
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#82
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#138
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#338
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#124
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#81
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
33.7
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#168
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#63
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#514
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#494
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#535
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#510
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#420
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#472
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#620
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#570
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#578
Space Science overall score
80.5
Space Science global research reputation
#11
Space Science regional research reputation
#8
Space Science publications
#26
Space Science normalized citation impact
#107
Space Science total citations
#26
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#16
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#41
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#45
Space Science international collaboration
#197
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#24
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#97
