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Music at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz graduates about 15 music majors a year. That puts it 55th of 749 schools we score for music, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#55 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year15under 1% of the class
Research in the field$5Ma 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 music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music Center.

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 music ranking

  1. Stony Brook University–SUNY 86
  2. University of Delaware 86
  3. Wesleyan University 86
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 85
  5. Texas Christian University 85
  6. University of Houston 85
  7. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 85
  8. George Washington University 85

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 music. 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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