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University of California, Santa Cruz

Location
Santa Cruz, California, United States
Nickname
Banana Slugs
Established
1965
University of California, Santa Cruz

The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of ten University of California campuses. Located on Monterey Bay, on the edge of the coastal community of Santa Cruz, the campus lies on 2,001 acres of rolling, forested hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Founded in 1965, UC Santa Cruz began with the intention to showcase progressive, cross-disciplinary undergraduate education, innovative teaching methods and contemporary architecture. The residential college system consists of ten small colleges that were established as a variation of the Oxbridge collegiate university system. UC Santa Cruz is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It is a member of the Association of American Universities, the most prestigious alliance of research universities in the United States and Canada.

Motto Fiat lux (Latin)
Motto (English) Let there be light
Type Public land-grant research university
Established 1965
Parent institution University of California
Academic affiliations AAU, Pacific Rim, URA, Space-grant
Endowment $215.4 million (2019)
Chancellor Cynthia Larive
Provost Lori Kletzer
Students 19,700 (fall 2018)
Undergraduates 17,792 (fall 2018)
Postgraduates 1,908 (fall 2018)
Campus Suburban/forest, 6,088 acres
Academic term Quarter
Colors Blue and Gold
Athletics NCAA Division III – C2C
Mascot Sammy the Slug

À propos de University of California, Santa Cruz

One of 10 campuses in the University of California system home to the mascot Sammy the Slug. It is a public research university with a motto of "Let there be light."

Réalisation de University of California, Santa Cruz

The Princeton Review has ranked UCSC in the top 3 on its Most Beautiful Campuses list. 

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