University of California, Santa Cruz
- Country: United States
- Type: University Rankings Education
- Website: www.ucsc.edu
- Update: 05-01
The University of California, Santa Cruz is an American comprehensive public university founded in 1965 and located in Santa Cruz, CA. The university has grown rapidly since its founding and is a global leader in research in the fields of international finance and earth sciences. It is ranked 86th in the 2024 USNEWS Comprehensive Ranking of American Universities, alongside the State University of New York College of Environment and Forestry, the University of Alabama, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Tulsa.
