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The University of California, Santa Cruz ranking is #181 in 2026. Its ranking has improved massively from 2025 (#196). A few of the subject rankings are given below-

• Physical Sciences: #98
• Social Sciences: #126-150
• Education Studies: #151-175
• Computer Science: #176-200

UC Santa Cruz UG Dean's Award is a merit based scholarship. The students are considered automatically for this scholarship. The award amount is USD 12,000 - USD 100,000 paid evenly for 4 years. Holistic review is done for this scholarship, giving priority to the academic record. 

Yes, UC Santa Cruz is considered a public ivy university. Public Ivy universities are those public universities in the U.S. that are preceived to provide a college experience on the level of Ivy League universities. In 2025, this university ranked among the Top 15 Alt Ivies of 2025 by Town & Country

The alumni network at UC Santa Cruz include 145,000+ graduates worldwide. A few of the people who have studied at UCSC are-

• Andy Samberg- Comedian, Writer, Famous Actor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
• Maya Rudolph- Actress and Comedian
• Rebecca Romijn- Actress and Former Model
• Tom Franco- Actor
• Bell Hooks- Popular A

Some of the top recruiters of UC Santa Cruz graduates, as per the details mentioned in First Destination Survey are-

• Amazon
• Google
• Apple
• Microsoft
• KPMG
• General Motors
• Tesla