Math & statistics at University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz graduates about 115 math & statistics majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 175th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 98 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 96% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
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Where math & statistics happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Earth & Marine Sciences, Science & Engineering Library, Physical Sciences Building, Biomedical Sciences, Natural Sciences 2 Annex, Social Sciences 1, Social Sciences 2, Natural Sciences 2.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Student housing 91 · Dorm 46 · Arts 15 · Library 6 · Dining 5.
Nearby in the math & statistics ranking
Other strong majors at University of California, Santa Cruz
- Computer science 79 · #91
- Art, music & theater 78 · #103
- Biology 77 · #105
- Psychology 77 · #96
- History 77 · #101
- Sociology & anthropology 77 · #117
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares University of California, Santa Cruz with every school we score in math & statistics. 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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