University of Canterbury

Yes, UC San Diego is quite expensive, although the total annual cost of attendance depends heavily on residency and housing choice. 

For International UG students, the total costs range between USD 78,000 and USD 80,000 (INR 74.3L and INR 76.24L).

The base UCSD tuition fee is USD 16K to 19K (INR 15.2L to INR 18.1L) for all students. 

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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 Author, Theorist
• Ezra Klein- Journalist and Political Commentator

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

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. 

At UC Santa Cruz, 70+ UG majors are available. Whereas, at the PG level, around 66 courses are available. Study areas that are available are-

• Arts
• Social Sciences
• Humanities
• Sciences
• Engineering

Yes, MS in Applied Economics & Finance course of UC Santa Cruz is a STEM OPT course. This course is of 1-year duration. It is one of the top picked course among Indian students. The graduates of this course have gone into Tech giants like Apple, Google, Amazon, Twitter, Bloomberg, etc. For admission to this course, a Bachelor's degree is required. 

UC Dean's Award is for international students of this university (for all levels). The scholarship remains open throughout. The tenure of this scholarship is 1 year. It is available for UG, PG, Master's courses. Students must be enrolled in the first year of the course at this university. 

The University of Canterbury ranking is #257 in the 2027 QS rankings. In the Times Higher Education rankings, this university ranks at #601-800 in 2026. A few of the subject rankings of this university are-

• Geography: #49
• Civil and Structural Engineering: #51-100
• Law and Legal Studies: #151-200
• Agriculture and Forestry: #151-200

There is one main campus of the University of Canterbury, Illam campus. But the university has campuses at other locations too, Arts Centre, Dovedale Campus, Nelson Campus, and field stations. Ilam campus of this university is spread across 76 hectares. 

• The RecCentre at the campus is the primary fitness facility of Canterbury University 
• There are 15 cafes, bars and eateries are there on campus

The Computer Science programme offered by the San Diego Campus of the University of California is highly renowned and considered top tier. It generally ranks among the top 15 in the US and globally for strong research in AI, algorithms, and Systems. 

Look at the CSE rankings as per the popular ranking bodies -

• Shiksha Popularity Rankings - #17 
• Times Higher Education - #36