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About UC Santa Cruz

A global research university, UC Santa Cruz is part of the world’s most celebrated system of public higher education, and stands among the leading institutions of higher learning. The campus rests ...
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Address and phone

Find UC Santa Cruz's address and phone number for inquiries or correspondence.
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A timeline

From its roots in 1965 as a cutting-edge educational experiment to its present as a research powerhouse and engine of social mobility, UC Santa Cruz has had so many significant moments and ...
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Delaware Avenue Project

Within walking distance to other UC Santa Cruz facilities and direct bus routes to the residential campus, the Delaware Avenue project will provide housing for about 400 upper-division undergraduate ...
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Construction begins on new child care center, student housing

The project, which will be built in phases, will help the campus meet its ambitious plan to provide more than 40 percent additional student housing by 2030.
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Advance research that improves lives and livelihoods

For nearly a century, federally supported research and student aid conducted in partnership with U.S. universities has improved lives and livelihoods through breakthroughs in health, medicine, and ...
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Grateful Slugs

July 31, 2024 Trung Tran The Grateful Dead donates its historic archives to McHenry Library’s Special Collections.
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2026 applications

The call for 2026 applications will go out in mid-December 2025. We anticipate a March 2026 deadline for all materials to be submitted. Reach out to Sara Jakl at sjakl@ucsc.edu for more information.
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The Campaign for UC Santa Cruz closes

UC Santa Cruz’s first campuswide campaign wraps up, with record giving by alumni and friends in support of the student experience, high-impact research, and social justice and environmental ...
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Chancellor George Blumenthal announces retirement

Chancellor George Blumenthal, who served 12 years as chancellor, announces he will step down at the end of the next academic year. Blumenthal, a theoretical astrophysicist, previously served as a UCSC ...
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National center established at UCSC

U.S. Department of Education establishes the $6.4 million National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning at UCSC.
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Faculty welcomes first Nobel Laureate

Eminent biologist and Nobel laureate Carol Greider, known for her pioneering work on telomeres and for her powerful advocacy for increasing women and minorities in the sciences, joins the UC Santa ...