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Electrical engineering at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz graduates about 35 electrical engineering majors a year. That puts it 41st of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $118,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#41 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year35under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$118,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma 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 electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Theater Arts Drama Studio/Design & Technology Studio, Faculty Offices, Science & Engineering Library, Engineering Auditorium 101, Jack Baskin Engineering, Engineering 2.

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 electrical engineering ranking

  1. University of Arizona 81
  2. Harvard University 81
  3. The Ohio State University 80
  4. Colorado School of Mines 80
  5. The University of Texas–Dallas 80
  6. Tufts University 79
  7. Oregon State University 79
  8. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of California, Santa Cruz with every school we score in electrical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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