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Education at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz graduates about 74 education majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 141st of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year742% of the class
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate66%whole school

Around University of California, Santa Cruz

The Main Stage of UCSC's Theatre Arts Center.
UCSC Main StagePhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Clark Kerr Hall is the administrative center of UCSC.
UCSC Clark Kerr HallPhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An open plaza at Science Hill, located between Thimann Labs (left) and Thimann L
UCSC Science Hill 2017-05-05Photo: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Drosera cuneifolia at UCSC Greenhouse.
Drosera cuneifolia at UCSC GreenhousePhoto: Zhichao Hu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Student housing 91 · Dorm 46 · Arts 15 · Library 6 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. SUNY–Geneseo 68
  2. University of Idaho 68
  3. Rider University 68
  4. University at Albany–SUNY 68
  5. Long Island University 68
  6. Monmouth University 68
  7. Samford University 68
  8. Arcadia University 68

Other strong majors at University of California, Santa Cruz

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of California, Santa Cruz with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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