University of California, Santa Cruz
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of California, Santa Cruz is a public research university in Santa Cruz, CA (city setting), with 17,812 undergraduates (51% women). It admitted 63% of 68,845 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $71,083 a year for out-of-state students and $40,306 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,526 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 74% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in computer & information sciences, biological sciences, social sciences. The campus reported 2.76 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of California, Santa Cruz ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,560 in-state · $45,337 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 117 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of California, Santa Cruz
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of California, Santa Cruz teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 3 | $303k | $10,108 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $332k | $22,166 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $266k | $19,016 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Golf | American Southwest Conference | 9 | — | 3 | $319k | $35,443 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $336k | $11,577 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Independent | 32 | — | 1 | $190k | $5,926 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Independent | 30 | — | 1 | $175k | $5,834 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 2 | $262k | $21,795 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 2 | $127k | $10,617 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 118 | — | 1 | $295k | $2,504 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 103 | — | 1 | $262k | $2,544 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Independent | 21 | — | 3 | $226k | $10,745 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $350k | $16,672 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.